Alexander Silcock Scott (22 November 1936 – 13 September 2001) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as a right winger.
Club career
Born in
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a 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 resident population of 32,422 at the ...
, Scott started his senior career at
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
, whom he joined aged 16 in 1954 from Bo'ness United. He scored a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
in his debut against
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a 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 resident population of 32,422 at the ...
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
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,League Cups. He was also part of the Rangers side defeated by
Fiorentina
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Willie Henderson
William Henderson (born 24 January 1944) is a Scottish retired footballer. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonian ...
FA Cup
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with the ''Toffees'' in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
.
Scott returned to Scotland when signed by Hibernian for £13,000 in 1967 and finished his career at his hometown club
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a 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 resident population of 32,422 at the ...
between 1970 and 1972. Curiously, Hibernian used part of the fee they received from
Newcastle United
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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
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between 1956 and 1966 and was a member of their
1958 FIFA World Cup
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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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.
Honours
Everton
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Football League First Division
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FA Cup
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1963
Events January
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See also
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List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks
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