Place of birth Burnley, England Name Chris Scott Playing position Role English footballer | Years Team Height 1.85 m 1997–2001 Burnley Position Defender | |
Full name Christopher James Scott Date of birth (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 35) Profiles | ||
Christopher James Scott (born 12 February 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Burnley.
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Early life
Scott was born in Burnley, Lancashire into a footballing family with strong links to Burnley. His father, grandfather, uncle and younger brother have all played for the club. He attended St Theodore's RC High School.
Career
He started his career in 1997 when he was promoted from the youth team at Burnley. He played 14 matches in the Football League for the club, all during the 1998–99 season. His debut for the club came on 22 August 1998, when he came on as a substitute for Lee Howey in the 0–1 defeat to York City at Turf Moor. In 2000, he had a loan spell with Football Conference side Leigh RMI.
After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he moved to Leigh on a permanent basis in the summer of 2001. He stayed with the Railwaymen for two seasons, playing just 14 times in the league before leaving the club in May 2003.
In November 2004 it was announced that he had returned to Burnley in a non-playing role.