Peter William Scott (born 19 September 1952 in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

, England) is an English-born Northern Irish former

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. He represented England at Youth level and

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at full international level, making a total of 10 appearances for the team.

Career

Scott served his apprenticeship with Everton and signed full-time professional terms with the club in July 1970. He made his First Division debut in the 1971–72 season. He joined

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Iris ...

on loan in January 1974 and made four league appearances for the club. He joined

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for a fee in the region of £11,000 in December 1975, after making 44 appearances and scoring one goal in the league for Everton. He made a total of 114 appearances and scored three goals for the club, and was their most capped player after making seven appearances for

whilst with them. He joined

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in March 1979 for a fee of £3,000, for whom he made 121 appearances and scored two goals in the league. He made a total of 10 appearances for Northern Ireland, but was also an England Youth international.

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Peter Scott on NIFG
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Peter 1952 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Everton F.C. players Southport F.C. players York City F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players English Football League players