 Scott asDundee manager, 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Alexander Scott | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-01-14)14 January 1948 (age 77) | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1975 | Dundee | 275 | (113) |
| 1975–1977 | Aberdeen | 52 | (17) |
| 1977–1978 | Seattle Sounders | 39 | (9) |
| 1978–1981 | Dundee | 27 | (4) |
| Total | 393 | (143) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Dundee | ||
| 1988–1991 | Aberdeen (co-manager) | ||
| 1991–1993 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1994 | Arbroath | ||
| 1996 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Dundee | ||
| 2000–2001 | Notts County | ||
| 2002 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 2005 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Dundee | ||
| 2011 | Stirling Albion | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Alexander Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottishfootball coach and former player.
During his playing career he played forDundee,Aberdeen,Seattle Sounders andScotland.
An extensive management career followed with spells at Aberdeen, Dundee (three separate spells),Arbroath,Dunfermline Athletic,Notts County,Raith Rovers andStirling Albion. He also had coaching jobs at other various clubs in both Scotland and England.
Scott played club football forDundee andAberdeen,[1] winning theScottish League Cup with both clubs. He memorably scored ahat-trick when Aberdeen beatRangers 5–1 in the competition's semi-final in October 1976.[2] He wascapped twice for theScotland national team in 1971. He wasSoccer Bowl 1977 finalist with theSeattle Sounders (lost 1–2 to theNew York Cosmos) in theNorth American Soccer League.
After his playing career, Scott moved into management. He managedAberdeen,Dundee (on three separate occasions),Arbroath,Dunfermline Athletic,[2]Notts County,Raith Rovers andStirling Albion.
He also had coaching roles atSunderland,Plymouth Argyle andHibernian. The latter two he also had spells as manager on a caretaker basis.
Aberdeen appointed Scott to their coaching team in September 2012.[3]
His fatherWillie played for Aberdeen andNewcastle United in the 1930s.[4][5][6]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Dundee[8] |  | August 1986 | May 1988 | 108 | 45 | 25 | 38 | 041.67 |
| Aberdeen[9] | | August 1988 | September 1991 | 151 | 83 | 40 | 28 | 054.97 |
| Dunfermline[10] | | 23 September 1991 | 31 May 1993 | 90 | 28 | 19 | 43 | 031.11 |
| Arbroath[11] | | January 1994 | April 1994 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 007.14 |
| Dundee | | 8 February 1998 | 28 June 2000 | 95 | 35 | 18 | 42 | 036.84 |
| Notts County |  | 28 June 2000 | 10 October 2001 | 71 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 039.44 |
| Raith Rovers | | 2 January 2002 | 1 May 2002 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 029.41 |
| Dundee | | 30 October 2008 | 20 March 2010 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 21 | 047.69 |
| Stirling | | 19 January 2011 | 5 December 2011 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 013.16 |
| Total | 649 | 261 | 151 | 237 | 040.22 | |||
Dundee
Aberdeen
Aberdeen(as co-manager withAlex Smith)
Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee
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| National | |