Kevin Watson Scott (born 17 December 1966) is an English former

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. He played over 300 games in the

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for six different clubs. Starting his career with

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

in 1984, he spent ten years with the club, playing as

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as the club won the First Division title in 1992–93. A big money move to

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

followed in February 1994. However, he did not settle at the club, and instead spent the majority of his three years at the club on

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Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

and

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

. He made the move to Norwich permanent in 1997, spending two years at the club before leaving the professional game in 1999, shortly after a loan spell with

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Career

A former youth player at

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, Scott spent just one season with the club before being released. He worked at a

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and a lumber factory whilst playing part-time for Durham City. Spotted by

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, he was part of a youth side that won the

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in 1985, playing alongside the likes of

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, Gary Kelly,

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and

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. He helped

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's "Magpies" to a 17th-place finish in the First Division in 1986–87. He scored twice in six appearances in the 1987–88 campaign, before making 36 starts in the 1988–89

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season. He then featured 53 times in the 1989–90 season, as new boss Jim Smith led the club to a third-place finish in the

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. He started 42 of the club's 46 games in the 1990–91 campaign, and played 50 matches as

under

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in the disastrous 1991–92 season. New manager

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handed the captaincy to

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, and United went on to win

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as the division's champions in 1992–93; Scott scored two goals in 56 league and cup appearances. He played 18 top-flight games in the first half of the 1993–94 season, before leaving

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on a £850,000 sale to

in February 1994. Former Newcastle boss Osvaldo Ardiles was in charge at

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, and led "Spurs" to a 15th-place finish in the

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in 1993–94.

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replaced Ardiles as manager early in the 1994–95 season, and Scott lost his first-team place. He signed on

for

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in January 1995. He helped to shore up the "Valiants" defence, as an upturn in form in the second half of the 1994–95 season saw the Vale rise out of the First Division relegation zone. Rudge wanted to buy Scott, but Vale could not match Tottenham's valuation of £600,000. Tottenham went on to finish tenth in the 1995–96 season, though Scott rarely featured in the first-team. Still a peripheral player in the 1996–97 season, he was loaned out to

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's First Division

, though played just four games at The Valley. Scott joined

in February 1997 for a £250,000 fee. Mike Walker's "Canaries" finished 13th in the First Division in 1996–97, and then 15th in 1997–98. Under the stewardship of

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, Norwich finished ninth in 1998–99. However, Scott only played 33 first-team games in his time at

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, of which just one match was under Rioch. He played his last professional game at

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on a loan spell with David Hodgson's Third Division club

in February 1999, where an ongoing knee injury ended his professional career. After leaving Norwich later that year he played numerous games for Northern League sides Guisborough Town and

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Post-retirement

In 2008, Scott was working as a

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at the Middlesbrough F.C. Academy. As of December 2011, he was working as a driving instructor with Loxley driver training.

Career statistics

Source:

Honours

Newcastle United *

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: 1992–93

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Kevin Footballers from Easington, County Durham English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norwich City F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Durham City A.F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Guisborough Town F.C. players Crook Town A.F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Association football coaches Middlesbrough F.C. non-playing staff 1966 births Living people