Scott Ramsay (born 16 October 1980) is an English

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Scott Started his football career at

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

in 1999, making 2 goals in 35 appearances, 12 of which were first team starts. He had a 3-month loan spell at

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in 2001 scoring 4 goals in 17 games. Followed by another loan spell at

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. Failing to make the first team Scott was released by

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after a breach of his contract in 2001. On leaving

he joined

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

on a free transfer

Non League

Ramsay played 13 games at

scoring only a single goal in a five-month spell before transferring back to East Sussex signing to Eastbourne Borough, who were then in the Southern League. In 2003,

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sparked an interest in signing Scott for £25,000 after scoring 33 goals in the 2002/2003 season. Ramsay took two training sessions with the Bees, but Scott was reluctant to sign. In the six years at Eastbourne Borough, Scott bagged 135 goals in 283 appearances, and helped the sussex side win the Sussex Senior Cup in 2002 and into the

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first round in 2006 for the first time in the club's history. He also aided their rise into the

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football league and was part of the team that won a promotion into the

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league. In June 2008, Ramsay left Eastbourne Borough after failing to agree to a new contract, signing for Hastings United, who "beat off competition from several higher league sides", such as

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and

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

to sign the prolific striker. Whilst at Hastings he converted to a central defensive role from his more familiar role as a striker. In 2010, Ramsay moved to Rye United and played at the club until 2012.

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion *

Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the f ...

champions: 2000–01 Eastbourne Borough * Southern League Eastern Division runners up: 2002–03 *

play-off winners: 2007–08

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– Brighton & Hove Albion. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Scott 1980 births Living people Footballers from Hastings English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Hastings United F.C. players Rye United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players