Chris Scott (footballer)

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the Australian footballer, see Chris Scott (Australian footballer).

Chris Scott

Personal information
Full name	Christopher James Scott
Date of birth	12 February 1980 (1980-02-12) (age 31)
Place of birth	Burnley, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2001	Burnley	14	(0)
2000	→ Leigh RMI (loan)	7	(0)
2001–2003	Leigh RMI	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher James Scott (born 12 February 1980) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender. Although his footballing career never really took off.

Early life

Scott was born in Burnley, Lancashire into a football family with strong links to Burnley F.C.. His father, grandfather and uncle and younger brother have all played for the club.^[1] He attended St Theodore's RC High School.^[2]

Career

He started his career in 1997 when he was promoted from the youth team at Burnley. He played 14 matches in the Football League for the club, all during the 1998–99 season. His debut for the club came on 22 August 1998, when he came on as a substitute for Lee Howey in the 0–1 defeat to York City at Turf Moor. In 2000, he had a loan spell with Football Conference side Leigh RMI.

After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he moved to Leigh on a permanent basis in the summer of 2001. He stayed with the Railwaymen for two seasons, playing just 14 times in the league before leaving the club in May 2003.

In November 2004 it was announced that he had returned to Burnley in a non-playing role.^[2]

References

1. ^ Miller memorabilia to go on display Burnley FC Accessed 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Great Scott! Burnley FC Accessed 2011

• Chris Scott career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Scott, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	12 February 1980
Place of birth	Burnley, England
Date of death
Place of death