Christopher James Scott (born 12 February 1980) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender in the

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for

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Early life

Scott was born in

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into a footballing family with strong links to

. His

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and

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have all played for the club. He attended St Theodore's RC High School.Great Scott!

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Accessed 2011

Career

Scott started his career in 1996 when he was promoted from the youth team at

. He played 14 matches in the

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

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in the 0–1 defeat to

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. In September 2000, he joined

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side

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on a one-month

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deal and made eight appearances for the club. After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he had a trial in the United States in a bid to kickstart his career. Unfortunately his time was cut short after 4 weeks after a training ground incident which saw him assault 3 of his teammates. Upon his return to England he moved to Leigh RMI 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.

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Chris Scott
at BurnleyFootballClub.com 1980 births Living people Footballers from Burnley English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Burnley F.C. players Leigh Genesis F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub