George Scott (footballer, born 1944)

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]

George Scott
Personal information
Full name George William Scott[1]
Date of birth (1944-10-25) 25 October 1944 (age 80)
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

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

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Port Elizabeth City

References

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  1. ^ "George Scott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ The Lost Shankly Boy by George Scott with Jeff Goulding, Chris Wood, LFCHistory.net
  5. ^ "George Scott - All thanks to Shanks". LFC History. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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