Scott Willard

**Last statistical update: 19:07, 20 June 2023 (UTC)**

**Scott Willard** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (men).

Willard was with Haart of Kent County League - Division Two East outfit Sevenoaks around 2012.

Sevenoaks (return)
Following a lengthy anterior cruciate ligament injury, Willard appeared for Sevenoaks around 2017.

### HTU

2016–18
Willard was moved into HTU's senior squad in early 2018, having previously featured for Hashtag United Sunday - who he would amass a total of 30 appearances and 2 goals for across their 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. He made his debut for *The Tags* on 8 April as HTU visited Lesser Hampden in Glasgow, Scotland to take on Edusport Academy in a friendly, as the defender came off the substitute's bench in place of Hussein Isa during the eventual 2–2 draw. He later appeared against Newquay and Primetubers as chapter 1 came to a close.

2018–19
As chapter 2 saw *The Tags* move into non-league under new manager Jay Devereux, Willard was selected to remain with the club going into their 1st Thurlow Nunn League - Division One South campaign. Before that, Willard participated in pre-season friendlies with Swindon Supermarine, Romford and Bournemouth. On 7 August 2018, Willard was subbed on for his competitive bow in a league draw at home to Hackney Wick at Coles Park. He later departed due to "due to distance and work commitments" due to residing in Maidstone.

### Post-HTU

Tonbridge Invicta
Willard was attached to Sevenoaks & District Football League - Premier Division side Tonbridge Invicta in 2019–20. He debuted in a 14 September 2019 loss at St Lawrence, which preceded a further 7 appearances up until a 14 December showing versus Halls Reserves.

Kemsing United Reserves
From January 2020 in 2019–20, Willard was turning out for Kemsing United Reserves in the Sevenoaks & District Football League - Division Two. Beginning with a 4 January showing at Boro Lane, the defender featured 6 times up until the league's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He played on 10 more occasions in the 2020–21 Sevenoaks & District Football League - Division Three.

Kemsing United
2020–21 saw Willard make the move up from the reserves to the 1st team of Kemsing United. He featured once for the Sevenoaks & District Football League - Premier Division club, as he appeared in an 8 May 2021 5-goal home defeat to West Kingsdown. They suffered relegation that campaign, with the defender subsequently making 16 appearances across 2021–22 in the Sevenoaks & District Football League - Division Two. In 2022–23, Willard was selected 17 times for Kemsing.

## Personal Life

Willard attended London South East Colleges (2021–2023). He works for Invicta Building Services, having been employed as a procurement manager (2019–2023) and a finance manager (2023–). He previously worked for Mack Fruit (2008–2019, as a label room operative and in the supply chain) and FreshPLUS (2018–2019, in the supply chain).

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (7)
Edusport Academy  v  Hashtag United

Newquay  v  Hashtag United

Primetubers  v  Hashtag United

Swindon Supermarine  v  Hashtag United

Romford  v  Hashtag United

Bournemouth  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Hackney Wick

## HTU Honours

* Thurlow Nunn League - Division One South (1): 2018-19

## References

1. ↑ "It's Academy prospect @\_ScottWillard\_'s birthday today, but, he's giving you the gifts! He's got a #FIFA18 Hashtag Kit to give away on his Instagram! Check it out ⬇️" , 12 January 2018.
2. ↑ "Had the best week celebrating my 30th 🥳 Thank you @thebennettgirl for arranging everything and making it memorable ❤" , 16 January 2022.
3. ↑ "Hadlow Evolution 2-1 Sevenoaks - It's great for us to get this win, says Hadlow boss Anthony Kent" , 8 May 2012.
4. ↑ "First 10 minutes back playing for Sevenoaks today 😬 #ACLRecovery" , 18 March 2017.
5. ↑ "Where are they now: Scott Willard" (archived) , 23 December 2019.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "Scott Willard player stats" .
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Scott Willard" .