fullname death_date birth_place height position manageryears birth_date managerclubs article_title name
william scott 1972 willington quay , england 5 10 forward 1947 1949-1953 1893 blackburn rovers preston north end will scott
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william scott -lrb- born in willington quay , northumberland in 1893 -rrb- was an english footballer and football manager who managed in england in the 1940s and 1950s .
scott began his career as an amateur with south shields prior to the first world war , but joined the navy in 1914 .
he guested for crystal palace 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 jimmy lawrence left to manage preston north end 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 blackburn rovers .
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 .
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 goal average .
he was later assistant manager of sunderland .
