Tony Scott (footballer)

Tony Scott

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Scott
Date of birth	(1941-04-01) 1 April 1941
Place of birth	Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1965	West Ham United	83	(16)
1965–1967	Aston Villa	50	(3)
1967–1970	Torquay United	87	(4)
1970–1972	Bournemouth	62	(6)
1972–1974	Exeter City	51	(2)
Total		333	(31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Scott (born 1 April 1941 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Scott played for Huntingdon Boys and St Neots Town before joining the groundstaff at West Ham United in 1957. After three years, and with 12 appearances for England Youth, Scott made his senior debut on 6 February 1960 against Chelsea.

Partnering Phil Woosnam on the left wing, Scott played 97 games for West Ham, scoring 19 goals, before moving to Aston Villa. He played his last game for West Ham on 11 September 1965 against Leicester City.

Scott joined Villa for £25,000 and rekindled his partnership with Woosnam. He went on to make 57 appearances and score five goals for the Midlanders until his departure in September 1967. He then joined Torquay United, where he played under former Hammer Frank O'Farrell and linked up with his old teammate John Bond.

Scott followed Bond, who went on to become manager of Bournemouth, in July 1970. Bournemouth, who also had ex-Hammer Ken Brown as coach, finished runners-up in Scott's first season. He made a total of 61 League appearances, scoring six goals. He moved to Exeter City in June 1972 and managed two goals in 51 League appearances before being forced to retire though injury in May 1974.

References

• Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 183. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
• Anthony Scott, westhamstats.info, last accessed 21 January 2007