Background
Scott was born in Birmingham, and played began his career with Aston Villa.
Scott was born in Birmingham, and played began his career with Aston Villa.
He played as a defender. He failed to earn an professional contract with Villa and played non-league football for Kings Heath, Solihull Borough and Highgate United before joining Stoke City in 1977. He made his Football League debut on 22 October 1977 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat away at Blackburn Rovers.
He played regularly for Stoke, making 78 league appearances in two-and-a-half years, and was part of the side that gained promotion to the First Division in the 1978-1979 season.
He played 16 First Division games before signing for Leicester City as the replacement for Dennis Rofe who had recently joined Chelsea. He played 39 league games, in the last of which he scored an own goal to the benefit of opponents Birmingham City for whom he signed directly afterwards.
Scott remained at Birmingham only a few months, then played for Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United, where his League career ended because of injury. He returned to the Birmingham area and played for Solihull Borough, Moor Green and Highgate United, becoming player-manager of the latter club in the 1988-1989 season.
After retiring from the game, Scott took a degree in business studies and worked in the telecommunications industry.
He returned to football when appointed secretary of the Stoke City Old Boys Association, and became chief executive of Xpro, an organisation supporting the heath and welfare of former professional football players.