Martin Scott (born 7 January 1968) is an English former football player and coach. Scott made over 350

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appearances as a

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during the 1980s and 1990s.

Playing career

Scott had a distinguished playing career at

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and

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before injury forced him to retire from playing.

Coaching career

Hartlepool United

He went on to become youth team manager at

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. He led the team to the fifth round of the

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, losing to

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. Later, he had an eight-month spell as manager of the first team, he left the club after an alarming slide down the table, his side would be eventually relegated. After leaving Pools, he had a brief spell as assistant manager at

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side Bury before leaving to take up a role at Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough

Scott joined Middlesbrough as an under-18 coach in July 2007, before being promoted to reserve team coach a year later. Scott had his contract terminated on 3 May 2010, along with goalkeeping coach Stephen Pears and first team coach Colin Cooper.

Barnsley

When Barnsley sacked manager Keith Hill on 29 December 2012, following a defeat by

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, Scott was asked to help out caretaker manager

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. The arrangement came about after Scott texted to his friend to express his condolences over the managerial dismissal. Former

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manager

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also came in to help Flitcroft in similar circumstances. On 13 January 2013, the day after Barnsley won 2–0 at home to

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, Flitcroft was named permanent manager with Mellon as his assistant and Scott as first-team coach. On 30 November 2013, Scott left Barnsley following the departure of Flitcroft.

South Shields

In October 2016, Scott was appointed assistant manager at

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alongside

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. He took up this role alongside his full-time job as director of his own football academy. At Shields, the pair won promotion to the

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and won the

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in 2017. However, he left the club following Fenton's controversial sacking in January 2022.

Personal life

Scott's son Olly is also a footballer who currently plays for King's Lynn Town.

References

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