# Paul Scott (footballer, born 1979)

Paul Scott (born 5 November 1979, in Wakefield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League with Huddersfield Town, Bury and Morecambe.

## Playing career
### Huddersfield Town

Beginning his career as a trainee at Huddersfield Town, Scott made debut in a 1–0 win at Peterborough United on 17 August 2002.
Scott left Huddersfield in 2004 after making 32 league appearances and scoring two goals.

### Bury

Scott initially joined Bury on non-contract terms after personally applying for a trial at the club. He made his debut on 21 August 2004 in a 1–1 draw against Chester City. Scott established himself as a regular in Bury's starting side towards the end of the 2004–05 season after signing a permanent contract.
During his time at the club he featured at right-back, centre-back and even central midfield.
He won Bury's Player of the Season award in both 2007 and 2008.

### Morecambe

Scott signed a two-year contract with Morecambe in June 2010. Unfortunately, Scott spent much of his time with The Shrimps suffering from long term injury problems. As a result, his contract was mutually terminated early in April 2012.

### Wakefield City

Scott subsequently played non-league football with hometown club Wakefield City.

## Personal life

In 2010, Scott was studying part-time for a bachelor's degree in Sports Performance at the University of Salford.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Huddersfield Town | 2002–03 | Division Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2003–04 | Division Three | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Huddersfield Town | Total | Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Bury | 2004–05 | League Two | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Bury | 2005–06 | League Two | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Bury | 2006–07 | League Two | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Bury | 2007–08 | League Two | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 |
| Bury | 2008–09 | League Two | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Bury | 2009–10 | League Two | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Bury | Total | Total | 213 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 241 | 16 |
| Morecambe | 2010–11 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Morecambe | 2011–12 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morecambe | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wakefield City | 2012–13 | West Riding County League Division One | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Wakefield City | 2013–14 | West Riding County League Division One | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| Wakefield City | 2014–15 | West Riding County League Division One | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
| Wakefield City | 2015–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakefield City | 2016–17 | West Riding County League Division One | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Wakefield City | 2017–18 | West Riding County League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Wakefield City | Total | Total | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | 91 | 20 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 324 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 379 | 38 |
* ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in Division Three play-offs
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Football League Trophy
* ↑ Four appearances one goal in West Riding County League Division One Cup, two appearances in Wakefield & District FA Cup
* ↑ Four appearances two goals in West Riding County League Division One Cup, two appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
* ↑ One appearance in West Riding County League Division One Cup, three appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
* ↑ One appearance in West Riding County League Premier Division Cup, three appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup

## Honours

Wakefield City
* West Riding County League Division One: 2014–15
* West Riding County League Division One Cup: 2013–14
Individual
* Bury Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08