Alexander Silcock Scott (22 November 1936 – 13 September 2001) was a Scottish

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who played as a right winger.

Club career

Born in

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, Scott started his senior career at

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, whom he joined aged 16 in 1954 from

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. He scored a hat-trick in his debut against

at Ibrox while just 19 years old. In nine years with the club he scored 108 goals in 331 matches and won four league titles, one Scottish Cup and two League Cups. He was also part of the Rangers side defeated by Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, scoring the Gers' only goal. With Rangers signing Willie Henderson, he moved to Everton in February 1963 for £39,000 and helped them win the

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title two months later and then the

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. He also won the FA Cup with the ''Toffees'' in

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. Scott returned to Scotland when signed by Hibernian for £13,000 in 1967 and finished his career at his hometown club

between 1970 and 1972. Curiously, Hibernian used part of the fee they received from

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for the transfer of Alex's younger brother Jim to finance his signature. The brothers did play together at Falkirk, however, Jim joining several months before Alex's retirement in 1972. Scott went into business with his brother after his retirement from football. He died in Falkirk in 2001, aged 64.

International career

Scott won 16 caps for Scotland between 1956 and 1966 and was a member of their

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squad. He also represented his country at B and under-23 level, as well as appearing seven times for the Scottish League.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Alex 1936 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Falkirk Men's association football wingers Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Scotland men's B international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players Rangers F.C. players Everton F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Bo'ness United F.C. players Scottish Football League representative players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers

Club career

International career

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