Scott Findlay (born 16 October 1983) is a Scottish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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for

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

and Livingston.

Club career

Findlay started his career at

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name o ...

before moving on to Livingston in 2001. However he didn't make his first senior team appearance until 2002 during a loan spell at East Stirling. The Shire fell to a 4-1 defeat to East Fife on 10 August 2002. He signed for

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

in 2004 on a short term deal but failed to make an appearance for the club. The Perth born keeper had a short lived spell at

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; , possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to ...

under Alan Maitland. Findlay was 'badly at fault' as Alloa threw away a two goal lead during one of his rare appearances, against Ayr United in 2007. 'All the goals were saveable' a bewildered Maitland said post-match. The goalkeeper signed for Clyde in 2010 and made 2 appearances.

Coaching career

Findlay is currently head goalkeeper coach at

References

External links

Scott Findlay on Soccerbase
{{DEFAULTSORT:Findlay, Scott 1983 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards St Johnstone F.C. players Livingston F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Footballers from Perth, Scotland 21st-century Scottish sportsmen