Career
He played over 300 games in the Football League for six different clubs. Starting his career with Newcastle United in 1984, he spent ten years with the club, playing as captain during the 1991-1992 season, and helped the club to the Second Division title in 1992-1993. A big money move to Tottenham Hotspur followed in February 1994.
However he did not settle at the club, and instead spent the majority of his three years at the club on loan at Portuguese Vale, Charlton Athletic and Norwich City.
He made the move to Norwich permanent in 1997, spending two years at the club before leaving the professional game in 1999, shortly after a loan spell with Darlington. A former youth player at Middlesbrough, he spent just one season with the club before being released.
He worked at a paper mill and a lumber factory whilst playing part-time for Durham City. He helped Willie McFaul"s "Magpies" to a 17th-place finish in the First Division in 1986-1987.
He scored twice in six appearances in the 1987-1988 campaign, before making 36 starts in the 1988-1989 relegation season.
He then featured 53 times in the 1989-1990 season, as new boss Jim Smith led the club to a third-place finish in the Second Division. He started 42 of the club"s 46 games in the 1990-1991 campaign, and played 50 matches as captain under Osvaldo Ardiles in the disastrous 1991-1992 season. He played 18 top-flight games in the first half of the 1993-1994 season, before leaving Street James" Park on a £800,000 sale to Tottenham Hotspur in February 1994.
Former Newcastle boss Osvaldo Ardiles was in charge at White Hart Lane, and led "Spurs" to a 15th-place finish in the Premier League in 1993-1994.
Gerry Francis replaced Ardiles as manager early in the 1994-1995 season, and Scott lost his first team place. He signed on loan for John Rudge"s Portuguese Vale in January 1995.
He helped to shore up the "Valiants" defence, as an upturn in form in the second half of the 1994-1995 season saw the Vale rise out of the First Division relegation zone. Tottenham went on to finish tenth in the 1995-1996 season, though Scott rarely featured in the first team
Still a peripheral player in the 1996-1997 season, he was loaned out to Alan Curbishley"s First Division Charlton Athletic, though played just four games at The Valley.
Scott joined Norwich City in February 1997 for a £250,000 fee. Mike Walker"s "Canaries" finished 13th in the First Division in 1996-1997, and then 15th in 1997-1998. Under the stewardship of Bruce Rioch, Norwich finished ninth in 1998-1999.
However Scott only played 33 first-team games in his time at Carrow Road.
He played his last professional game at Feethams on a loan spell with David Hodgson"s Third Division club Darlington in February 1999. After leaving Norwich later that year he played numerous games for Northern League sides Guisborough Town and Crook Town.
In 2008, Scott was working as a coach at the Middlesbrough F.C. Academy. As of December 2011, he was working as a driving instructor with Loxley driver training.
With Newcastle United.
