Scott Fitzgerald (footballer born 1979)

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fullname = Scott Fitzgerald
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|11|18|df=y
cityofbirth = Hillingdon
countryofbirth = England
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position = Striker
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years = 2001–2003
2003–2005
2004
2005
2005–2007
2005
2006
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Watford
Swansea (loan)
Leyton Orient (loan)
Brentford
Oxford (loan)
Walsall (loan)
AFC Wimbledon (loan)
Basingstoke
Hayes & Yeading United
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55 (11)
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23 0(5)
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Scott P. Fitzgerald (born 18 November 1979 in Hillingdon) is an English semi-professional footballer currently playing for Hayes & Yeading United. He plays as a striker.

Career

Fitzgerald started his career in mennon-league football at [Men] before being signed by First Division side Watford in February 2003. He made his professional debut on 21 April 2003, coming on as a substitute for Michael Chopra in a home win over Derby County. In his first start for the club he scored his first goal, the second in a 2–0 win over Sheffield United on the final day of the season.

In the 2003–04 season he scored 11 goals to finish as the club's top scorer. At Watford Fitzgerald scored 11 goals in 29 league starts. He fell out of favour in the 2004–05 season, however, and he spent a goaless loan spell at Swansea. He returned to Watford and made several late substitute appearances towards the end of 2004, before being loaned to Leyton Orient in January 2005. On his only appearance for Orient, a home tie with Grimsby Town, Fitzgerald was sent off for elbowing. He was loaned to Brentford in March 2005, and scored both goals in a 2–0 away win at Oldham Athletic in his second game for the club. He signed permanently later that month, on transfer deadline day.

He scored two further goals that season, and featured as a substitute in the second leg of Brentford's play-off semi-final defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. In 2005–06 he was out of favour, and was loaned out to Oxford United, scoring once, and Walsall. After not scoring in five appearances with Walsall he was released from his five month loan contract a month early in April 2006.

Fitzgerald then spent a month-long loan period at the start of the 2006–07 season at non-league AFC Wimbledon, where he made five starts as short-term cover for injured strikers Richard Butler and Paul Barnes. He returned for a second loan spell in November 2006, [ [http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=1&Open=2256 AFC Wimbledon Official Site: Scott returns as Richard is out for a while] ] making nine further league appearances, before returning to Brentford in January 2007.

On 15 January 2007, his contract with Brentford was terminated by mutual consent and Fitzgerald signed for Conference South side Basingstoke Town on a contract running initially until the end of the 2006–07 season. He made his debut for on 20 January 2007 in a 1–1 draw away at Yeading.

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season Fitzgerald moved to another Conference South side, Hayes & Yeading United. [ [http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-sport/west-london-football/2008/08/07/former-watford-striker-joins-united-113046-21481697/ Former Watford striker joins United] , Uxbridge Gazette]

References

External links

*Soccerbase|id=34924|name=Scott Fitzgerald
* [http://www.basingstokefc.co.uk/stats/player.php?id=243 Scott Fitzgerald Basingstoke Town Profile]

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NAME = Scott Fitzgerald
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 18 November 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH = Hillingdon, England
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