Matthew McLintock Scott (11 July 1872 – 14 August 1941) was a Scottish

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who captained

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against

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in the

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. He played most of his career at

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

, but also played for one season at

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and

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in October 1882, the club joined the Scottish Foot ...

. As a footballer, he was considered a "powerfully built full back."

Early life

Scott was born in Airdrie, a town in

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, Scotland, in 1872. He was the son of Daniel Scott, who worked as an engine fitter on the railway at Airdrie, and Helen (née McLintock). At the age of 18, Matthew Scott was working as a commercial clerk in Airdrie.Matthew Scott
, 1891 Scotland Census; 36 Aitcheson Street, New Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire; roll cssct1891_313, page 16, line 23, enumeration district 2. Retrieved on 11 September 2016.

Football career

Scott first joined

in September 1890, playing as a full back. He "kicked the ball long and with purpose" and specialised in clearances off the line. In a survey of Scottish footballers published in ''The Scottish Referee'' in 1894, Scott, "in conjunction with his partner Bob McFarlane, are known throughout Lanarkshire as Scotland's defenders. They could make the Welshmen trot around." On 19 March 1898, Scott captained the

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against

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, as part of the

. Scott played full back and the result was a 5–2 victory for Scotland. Scott signed for

for the 1900–01 season, having been brought in as cover for Dave Gardner. He played five matches in total and his debut was against

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on 8 December 1900, playing as a left back. He was described as being a "touch slow when against a winger with pace". For the duration of this season, Scott resided in Newcastle as a boarder of Mrs Isobel Harrison, a widow who lived at 136 Croydon Road. Scott returned to Airdrieonians after his season at Newcastle, and continued playing for them until 1902 when he signed for

. In February 1903, whilst playing in a match for Albion Rovers against Renton, Scott sustained a "serious wound to the right shin bone". Following this injury Scott was forced to retire from football. Scott has been inducted into the

Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

Hall of Fame, which was inaugurated in 2002.

Personal life and family

Scott had a number of siblings. An older brother,

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, also played for Airdrieonians and was capped for Scotland in the

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. On 28 August 1896, he married Annie Steel in Airdrie. He died on 14 August 1941 in the Royal Glasgow Cancer Hospital.Matthew McLintock Scott
, 1941 Deaths in the District of Milton in the Burgh of Glasgow, entry 536, p. 179.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Matthew McLintock 1872 births Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Men's association football fullbacks Newcastle United F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players 1941 deaths English Football League players Scottish Football League players

Early life

Football career

Personal life and family

See also

References