George Scott (footballer, born 1944)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George William Scott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1963 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1965 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | Aberdeen | 8 | (2) |
| 1966–1968 | Port Elizabeth City | 62 | (31) |
| 1968–1970 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | (2) |
| Total | 101 | (35) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George William Scott (born 25 October 1944) is a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.[2][3]
A autobiography, The Lost Shankly Boy (written along with Jeff Goulding) detailing Scott's time as a fringe player at Liverpool in the early 1960s, was published in 2021.[4]
Honours
[edit]Port Elizabeth City
References
[edit]- ^ "George Scott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Tranmere Rovers: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. The Authors. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
- ^ The Lost Shankly Boy by George Scott with Jeff Goulding, Chris Wood, LFCHistory.net
- ^ "George Scott - All thanks to Shanks". LFC History. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- George Scott at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- George Scott - All thanks to Shanks, 2000, LFCHistory.net
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