William Scott (1893–1972) was an English footballer and

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manager who managed in England in the 1940s and 1950s. Scott began his career as an amateur with

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prior to the

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, but joined the

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in 1914. He guested for

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during the war and was offered a professional contract with Palace when the war ended. However, he chose to remain as an amateur with South Shields where he was assistant manager and masseur in addition to being a player. In January 1923, Shields' manager

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left to manage

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with Scott joining him as trainer. He continued in that role until March 1941, when he became club secretary, leaving in April 1947 to become manager of

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. His term at Blackburn was cut short when he fell ill, and in his time in charge between March and the start of December 1947, Blackburn Rovers struggled, winning just 8 and losing 16 of his 28 games. Despite his ill health, he remained with the club as a scout. Having recovered from illness, Scott became manager of Preston in June 1949.List of Preston managers
from pnefc.co.uk Preston won 78, lost 49 and drew 36 of his 163 matches at the helm. He led Preston to the Second Division title in the 1950–51 season and when he left in March 1953 Preston were challenging for the Football League title, eventually finishing as runners-up on

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. He was later assistant manager of

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* 1893 births English footballers South Shields F.C. (1889) players English football managers Preston North End F.C. managers Blackburn Rovers F.C. managers People from Willington Quay Footballers from Tyne and Wear 1972 deaths Association football forwards Royal Navy personnel of World War I {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub