Paul Scott (born 5 November 1979, in

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

) is an English former professional

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who played in the

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with

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

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and

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

Playing career

Huddersfield Town

Beginning his career as a trainee at

, Scott made debut in a 1–0 win at

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

on 17 August 2002. Scott left Huddersfield in 2004 after making 32 league appearances and scoring two goals.

Bury

Scott initially joined

on non-contract terms after personally applying for a trial at the club. He made his debut on 21 August 2004 in a 1–1 draw against Chester City. Scott established himself as a regular in Bury's starting side towards the end of the 2004–05 season after signing a permanent contract. During his time at the club he featured at

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and even

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. He won Bury's Player of the Season award in both 2007 and 2008.

Morecambe

Scott signed a two-year contract with

in June 2010. Unfortunately, Scott spent much of his time with The Shrimps suffering from long term injury problems. As a result, his contract was mutually terminated early in April 2012.

Wakefield City

Scott subsequently played

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with hometown club Wakefield City.

Personal life

In 2010, Scott was studying part-time for a bachelor's degree in Sports Performance at the

University of Salford , caption = Coat of ArmsUniversity of Salford , mottoeng = "Let us seek higher things" , established = 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained ...

Career statistics

Honours

Wakefield City * West Riding County League Division One: 2014–15 * West Riding County League Division One Cup: 2013–14 Individual *

Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08

References

External links

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Official club profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Paul 1979 births Living people Footballers from Wakefield English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Alumni of the University of Salford