| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Scott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Sutton United | ||
| 1992–1997 | Sheffield United | 75 | (6) |
| 1996 | →Chesterfield (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 1997 | →Bury (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Brentford | 125 | (30) |
| 2001–2004 | Oxford United | 95 | (24) |
| 2004–2005 | Leyton Orient | 47 | (10) |
| Total | 355 | (73) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Brentford | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rotherham United | ||
| 2013–2015 | Aldershot Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Scott (born 2 August 1972) is an English former professionalfootballer andmanager.
During his playing career, Scott played in thePremier League andFootball League forBrentford,Oxford United,Sheffield United andLeyton Orient as aforward andutility player. Upon his retirement in 2005, he enteredcoaching and later managed Brentford,Rotherham United andAldershot Town. In 2015, he moved intoscouting and backroom roles with Brentford,Watford,Swansea City,Nottingham Forest andCharlton Athletic.
Aforward, Scott began his career in theyouth system atFirst Division clubWimbledon, but failed to be awarded a professional contract and dropped intonon-League football to joinIsthmian League Premier Division clubSutton United in 1991.[3]
Along withhis brother,Efan Ekoku andPaul Rogers, Scott was one of four Sutton United players to be plucked from non-League football bySheffield United in the early 1990s.[4] He joined theBramall Lane club, then members of thePremier League, for a £50,000 fee in December 1992 and made the first professional appearance of his career as aninjury time substitute forBrian Deane in a 1–1Steel City derby draw on 21 April 1993.[2][5][1] Scott made his first start for the club versusChelsea on the final day of the1992–93 season and had a dream afternoon, playing the full 90 minutes and opening the scoring after seven minutes of the eventual 4–1 victory.[5][6]
Scott played a bit-part role during the1993–94 season,[5] at the end of which the Blades were relegated to the First Division.[7] Scott became a regular in the team during the1994–95 season, making 40 appearances.[2] After the departure of managerDave Bassett in 1995, he fell out of favour with successive managersHoward Kendall andNigel Spackman.[8] Following twoloans away,[2][8] Scott departed the club on 21 December 1997.[9] Scott made 87 appearances and scored 11 goals during five years at Bramall Lane.[2]
As one of new managerMicky Adams' first signings, Scott transferred to Second Division strugglersBrentford on 21 November 1997.[9] Joining for a £75,000 fee,[9] the move reunited him withGeoff Taylor, then Director of Youth Football atGriffin Park and previously assistant manager at Sheffield United and youth team manager at Wimbledon.[3] Despite scoring on his debut with a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw withOldham Athletic, Scott had a difficult start to life at Griffin Park and failed to live up to expectations,[10] scoring just five goals in 27 appearances during the remainder of the1996-97 season,[11] at the end of which the Bees were relegated to theThird Division.[12] Scott was played on theleft wing by new managerRon Noades during1998–99, but despite suffering a serious leg injury in November 1998,[13] he had the best season of his career so far,[10] scoring 11 goals in 40 appearances and winning the Third Division championship.[14]
Scott was again a regular back in the Second Division during the1999–00 season,[15] making 42 appearances and proving his versatility by filling in atleft back and incentral midfield during the campaign.[10] Scott began the2000–01 season in his regular left wing role, but deputised up front for the injuredLloyd Owusu and enjoyed the best goalscoring form of his career,[10] with 13 goals in a 21-match spell between late August 2000 and early January 2001.[16] In a bid to balance the club's books, chairman Ron Noades sold Scott and teammateRob Quinn in January 2001.[17] Scott made 143 appearances and scored 37 goals in just over three years at Griffin Park.[2]
Scott and Brentford teammate Rob Quinn joined Second Division strugglersOxford United for a combined £150,000 fee on 12 January 2001.[17] He was unable to prevent the club from suffering relegation to the Third Division at the end of the2000–01 season,[18] though on a personal note he had had the best season of his career and finished the campaign with 20 goals scored for Brentford and Oxford United.[16] He was the final Oxford United player to score at theManor Ground.[19] Scott played on for a three further seasons with the Us, but fell out of favour due to injury troubles during the2003–04 season.[19] He was released on 24 March 2004.[19] During3+1⁄2 years with Oxford United, he made 100 appearances and scored 25 goals.[2] At the time of his departure, Scott was the club'sPFA representative.[19]
On 24 March 2004, Scott joined struggling Third Division clubLeyton Orient on afree transfer.[19] He scored one goal in eight appearances during what remained of the 2003–04 season and despite being aged 32,[20] was a regular in2004–05 and scored 9 goals in 45 appearances before being forced to retire in April 2005 after being diagnosed withhypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[21][22][23] A2005–06pre-season friendly was played between Leyton Orient and Brentford to raise money for Scott after his premature retirement.[24]
After retiring from football in April 2005, Scott began coaching the Leyton Orient youth team,[25] replacingDean Smith, who moved up to assistant manager.[26] He remained in the role until his departure at the end of the2006–07 season.[25]
On 9 May 2007, Scott rejoined his former club Brentford, newly relegated toLeague Two, as assistant to incoming managerTerry Butcher.[27] Following a poor run of results and with a relegation into non-League football a possibility, Butcher was sacked on 11 December 2007 and Scott was namedcaretaker manager.[28] After three wins, one draw and one loss from his opening five games, Scott was named as the club's permanent manager on 4 January 2008.[29] Seven wins and two draws from a 9-match spell between late December 2007 and mid-February 2008 raised the Bees to 11th position, but hopes of aplayoff finish were thwarted by a run of just four wins from the final 15 matches of the season.[30]
Scott signed a new five-year contract during the 2008 off-season and an overhaul of the squad and the shrewd loan signings ofgoalkeeperBen Hamer,[26]centre backAlan Bennett and forwardsJordan Rhodes andBilly Clarke contributed to Brentford winning the2008–09 League Two championship in Scott's first full season in management.[25] During the season he was named the 2008BBC Radio London Manager of the Year and won the April 2009League Two Manager of the Month award.[31][32] The title win made Scott the first person to win a league championship as both a player and manager of Brentford.[33]
Scott again overhauled the squad for the2009–10 season inLeague One and he again showed prowess in the loan market, signing youngArsenal goalkeeperWojciech Szczęsny,[34] up-and-coming teenage attackerJohn Bostock and future stalwartToumani Diagouraga.[35][36] Just six defeats between early December and the end of the season led to a strong 9th-place finish.[37]
Scott's Brentford had a torrid start to the2010–11 season and sat bottom of the table after just two wins from the opening 11 matches.[38] The early months of the season were notable for a run to the fourth round of theLeague Cup, which featured wins overChampionship clubHull City and Premier LeagueEverton onpenalties at Griffin Park, before the run ended with a loss in a penalty shootout away to Premier League sideBirmingham City.[38] The team's league form subsequently picked up and Scott won the October 2010League One Manager of the Month award.[38][32] In the same period, Scott felt the need to address the atmosphere surrounding the club, stating "we are closing ranks. There's a lot of negativity around the place and I'm sick of it. We've beatenPlymouth,Peterborough,Charlton, Hull and Everton and taken Birmingham to penalties – it's a terrible season we're having!".[39] Scott also guided Brentford to the Southern Area finals of theFootball League Trophy, but winless run in league matches in January 2011 saw Scott and his assistantTerry Bullivant sacked two days after a 4–1 away defeat toDagenham & Redbridge on 1 February.[40] In recognition of his achievements as a player and manager with Brentford, Scott was inducted into the club'sHall of Fame in November 2024.[41]
On 13 April 2011, Scott was named manager of League Two clubRotherham United on a three-year contract.[42] He immediately made wholesale changes to the squad and instigated changes to the youth setup and the training ground.[43] Four wins and one draw during the opening month of the2011–12 season led to him winning the August 2011 League Two Manager of the Month award.[44] With the club in 11th position in the table, Scott was sacked on 19 March 2012.[45]
On 22 February 2013, Scott took over as manager of League Two clubAldershot Town on a deal until the end of the2012–13 season.[46] Scott and his assistant Terry Bullivant were unable to save the Shots from relegation to theConference Premier and the subsequent entry intoadministration.[47][48] Despite Aldershot residing in the relegation places in October 2013,[49] the pair signed new three-year contracts.[47] A 19th-place finish was achieved at the end of the2013–14 season,[50] but with the club six points above the relegation zone, Scott and Bullivant were sacked on 21 January 2015.[51]
In August 2022, Scott revealed that he would not return to football management and that he had been "in management for a reason and that was to develop players, organise teams and get everyone playing the way I wanted to play. Realistically, where I was going to go after Aldershot was scrambling around at that level, I didn't want to be ajourneyman manager applying for every job. Now I'm forging out a new career where I'm fortunate to be in the position I am in".[26]
In early 2015, Scott resumed his association with Brentford, when he beganscouting for it and its partner clubFC Midtjylland on behalf of Smartodds,[26] asports betting company owned by Brentford ownerMatthew Benham.[52] On 1 July 2016, Scott officially returned to Brentford, as chief scout.[33] After a re-structuring of the backroom, Scott became the club's Head of Recruitment in July 2016.[52] He left the club in November 2017.[52]
On 13 November 2017, Scott joined Premier League clubWatford as the club's UK Football Recruitment Director, working under Technical Director Filippo Giraldi.[53] He was promoted into the role ofSporting Director in November 2018 and stayed in the role until April 2019.[54][55]
On 24 July 2019, Scott was appointed Head of Recruitment at Championship clubSwansea City.[56] As a result of structural changes at the club, he departed the role by mutual consent on 6 December 2021.[57]
In January 2022, Scott was appointed Head of Scouting at Championship clubNottingham Forest.[58] The move reunited Scott withSteve Cooper, who served as head coach during Scott's tenure as Head of Recruitment at Swansea City.[58] Scott and Head of RecruitmentGeorge Syrianos were sacked on 11 October 2022.[59]
On 20 December 2022, Scott was named technical director of League One clubCharlton Athletic on an interim basis.[60][61] The failure of a proposed takeover of the club led to Scott's departure on 10 February 2023,[62] but he was reappointed to the role in July 2023.[61] Scott departed the club on 14 February 2025.[63]
Scott is the elder brother ofRob Scott.[64] He attendedWilson's School inWallington and studied Sports Studies at university.[3] Scott is a patron ofCardiac Risk in the Young.[65]
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| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 1992–93[5] | Premier League | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1993–94[5] | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1994–95[8] | First Division | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
| 1996–97[66] | First Division | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1997–98[11] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 11 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 1996–97[66] | Second Division | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| Bury (loan) | 1996–97[66] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 1997–98[11] | Second Division | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 1998–99[14] | Third Division | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[c] | 2 | 40 | 11 | |
| 1999–00[15] | Second Division | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2000–01[16] | Second Division | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 13 | |
| Total | 125 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 143 | 37 | ||
| Oxford United | 2000–01[16] | Second Division | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2001–02[67] | Third Division | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2002–03[68] | Third Division | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | |
| 2003–04[20] | Third Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2003–04[20] | Third Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05[21] | League Two | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| Total | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 355 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 396 | 79 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Brentford | 11 December 2007 | 3 February 2011 | 168 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 038.1 | [69] |
| Rotherham United | 14 April 2011 | 19 March 2012 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 032.6 | [69] |
| Aldershot Town | 22 February 2013 | 21 January 2015 | 103 | 33 | 28 | 42 | 032.0 | [69] |
| Total | 317 | 112 | 97 | 108 | 035.3 | |||
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