Scott Houghton (born 22 October 1971 in

Hitchin Hitchin () is a market town in the North Hertfordshire Districts of England, district of Hertfordshire, England. The town dates from at least the 7th century. It lies in the valley of the River Hiz at the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills ...

) is an English former

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 ...

and current Police Officer. Houghton was a

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who began his career with

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before going on to play for a succession of lower league clubs including

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. After retiring from the game, Houghton decided to join the police force. In his first posting as a police officer, he was appointed the on-site police officer for The Voyager School. Houghton has also had television exposure, as he also appears in the Sky TV Police series Cop Squad that follows the going's on at Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

Honours

;Walsall *

Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 Football League, 1920–21 and again from 1958–59 Football League, 1958 until 1991–92 Football League, 1992. When the FA Premier League ...

runner-up: 1994–95 Individual *

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: 1997–98 Third Division

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1971 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Footballers from Hitchin English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub