Martin "Jimmy" Scott (born 15 February 1986) is a Scottish professional

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coach and a former player who is the manager of club Gala Fairydean Rovers. Scott previously played for

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, Ross County,

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, Cove Rangers,

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, and

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. as well as

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Early life

He attended The James Young High School in

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Career

Livingston

Scott came through the youth system at his hometown club

, before making his

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debut on 31 July 2005 in a 3–0 defeat by

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at Ibrox. In all he made 22 appearances in all competitions for Livingston before being released in the summer of 2006 after the club's relegation to the

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Ross County

Scott then signed for Ross County. He scored the second goal for Ross County in their

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on 10 April 2010.

Hibernian

It was reported on 24 January 2011 that

had agreed a transfer fee of approximately £80,000 with Ross County to sign Scott. The deal was confirmed the next day. Scott was fined by Hibs in July 2011 for punching team-mate Sean Welsh during a training session, which resulted in Welsh needing an operation to repair a fractured cheekbone. He scored his first goals for the club in a 5–0 victory in the League Cup against

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in August 2011. Scott played infrequently under the management of

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, and was made available for loan in March 2012. Scott was loaned back to Ross County for the

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season.

Return to Livingston

On 26 July 2013, Scott re-signed for his former club

on a one-year contract. He made his second debut for Livingston the following day in a

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, before scoring his first goal on 3 August 2013 in a 3–1 win over Elgin City in the

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. On 15 February 2014, Scott scored the second goal in a 3–0 win over

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. The goal, a half volley from over 40 yards out, has had over 250,000 views on

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. He left the club in May 2014.

Raith Rovers

On 2 June 2014, Scott joined

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On 29 May 2015, it was confirmed that Scott had left the club.

Salgaocar

Scott joined

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Return to Scotland

Scott returned to Scotland in July 2016, signing for

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. Scott was released by the Red Lichties at the end of the season, having made thirty-two appearances and scoring ten goals. He subsequently signed for

in June 2017. Scott was released by

and joined Cove Rangers in March 2019. After a spell with

, Scott joined

in January 2021. Gala Fairydean Rovers announced the signing of Scott on June 5, 2021 as a player/coach. Scott took charge of Gala as the club's new manager on 9 January 2022 after Neil Hastings was offered a full-time role in football.

Honours

Ross County *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2006–07 Arbroath *

: 2016–17 Cove Rangers *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19

Career statistics

References

External links

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Scotland U21 stats
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