- Martin Scott (Scottish footballer)
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Martin Scott Personal information Full name Martin Scott Date of birth 15 February 1986 Place of birth Livingston, Scotland Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Centre midfielder Club information Current club Hibernian Number 14 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2006 Livingston 19 (0) 2006–2011 Ross County 127 (7) 2011– Hibernian 17 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Martin "Jimmy" Scott[1] (born 15 February 1986 in Livingston, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.
Scott began his career with his hometown side Livingston.[2] He left Livingston in the summer of 2006, after the club were relegated from the Scottish Premier League.[3] Scott then signed for Ross County.[3] He scored the second goal for Ross County in their Scottish Cup semi final victory against Celtic at Hampden Park on 10 April 2010.[2][3][4]
BBC Sport reported on 24 January 2011 that Hibernian had agreed a transfer fee of approximately £80,000 with Ross County to sign Scott.[1] The deal was confirmed the next day.[3] Scott was fined by Hibs in July 2011 for punching team-mate Sean Welsh during a training session, which resulted in Welsh needing an operation to repair a fractured cheekbone.[5] He scored his first goals for the club in a 5–0 victory in the League Cup against Berwick Rangers in August 2011.[6]
References
- ^ a b McLeod, Liam (24 January 2011). "Hibs close to signing Ross County's Martin Scott". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9372477.stm. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ a b Leslie, Colin (15 May 2010). "Ross County: Just who are the men behind the fairytale?". The Scotsman. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/7649/Ross--County-Just-who.6296844.jp. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Scott completes move to Hibernian". STV. 25 January 2011. http://sport.stv.tv/footbal/scottish-premier/hibernian/223166-scott-completes-move-to-hibernian/. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Lawford, Mark (1 May 2010). "Fulham join the likes of Millwall, Middlesbrough, Cardiff and Rochdale in Sportsmail's list of unlikely cup finalists". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1270029/Fulham-join-likes-Millwall-Middlesbrough-Cardiff-Rochdale-Sportsmails-list-unlikely-cup-finalists.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Collin, Iain (27 July 2011). "Club fine Martin Scott over pre-season punch-up". The Scotsman. http://www.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Club-fine-Martin-Scott-over.6808238.jp. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Scott Eager To Move On". sportinglife.com (365 Media Group Ltd). 24 August 2011. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/11/08/24/SOCCER_Hibernian_Nightlead.html. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
External links
Hibernian F.C. – current squad 1 Stack · 2 Hart · 3 Booth · 4 Hanlon (vc) · 5 O'Hanlon · 6 Murray (c) · 7 Wotherspoon · 9 O'Connor · 11 Galbraith · 14 Scott · 15 Thornhill · 16 Stevenson · 17 Sproule · 18 Agogo · 19 Pálsson · 20 Stephens · 23 Sodje · 24 Osbourne · 25 Towell · 26 Welsh · 27 Horner · 28 Griffiths · 29 Caldwell · 31 Brown · 36 Forster · 39 Handling · Manager: Brown (caretaker)
Categories:- 1986 births
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- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- People from Livingston, West Lothian
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