| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Scott | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-08-15)15 August 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United (Head of Recruitment) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Sutton United | ? | (?) |
| 1993–1996 | Sheffield United | 6 | (1) |
| 1995 | →Scarborough (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 1995 | →Northampton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Fulham | 81 | (16) |
| 1998 | →Carlisle United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 1998–2005 | Rotherham United | 178 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Macclesfield Town | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Halifax Town | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (35) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ilkeston Town (Joint withPaul Hurst) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Boston United (Joint withPaul Hurst) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Grimsby Town (Joint withPaul Hurst) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Scott (born 15 August 1973) is an English former professionalfootballer and manager who currently works as Head of Recruitment forRotherham United as well as working forThe Football Association within their Talent ID Education Department.
As a player, he was adefender from 1992 to 2008, notably in theFootball League forSheffield United,Scarborough,Northampton Town,Fulham,Carlisle United,Rotherham United,Oldham Athletic andMacclesfield Town. He also played in Non-league football forSutton United andHalifax Town. After retiring from the playing side of the sport in 2008 he became joint manager ofIlkeston Town along with former teammatePaul Hurst. The pair later took overBoston United before joining Grimsby in 2011.
As a player, Scott played as adefender from 1992 until 2008, starting his career withSutton United. He notably played inthe Football League forSheffield United,Northampton Town,Fulham,Rotherham United,Oldham Athletic (where he scored once against Swindon Town)[1] andMacclesfield Town.
He would play anywhere and try his best whether he was right wing or centre forward. He had a great long throw, he was quick and was one of my main players when Fulham got promoted – he also chipped in with useful goals. Rob was a top professional and never gave me any trouble."
— His former boss at Fulham,Micky Adams, speaking in November 2011.[2]
He also played forScarborough andCarlisle United on loan, and finished his career in 2008 withnon-League clubHalifax Town.
Scott and former Rotherham teammatePaul Hurst were appointed joint managers ofNorthern Premier League outfitIlkeston Town in January 2009. The pair led Ilkeston from ninth in the league to second, and ultimately promotion toConference North via the play-offs. Afterwards, uncertainty surrounded whether or not they would remain at the helm of theDerbyshire club due to the club's worrying financial position.
In May 2009 Scott andPaul Hurst moved toYork Street to sign as joint managers ofBoston United.[3] In their first season at United they gained a second successive promotion to theConference North with a win in the play-off final,[4] this was to complete a treble of trophies as they had already collected theNorthern Premier League Challenge Cup andLincolnshire Senior Cup.
On 22 March 2011, both Hurst and Scott resigned from Boston[5] and the following morning they were both announced as the new management team ofGrimsby Town, replacing the sackedNeil Woods.[6]
Grimsby who had suffered relegation from theFootball League[7] in the previous season had hoped for an instant return but following a mid-season slump that led to the sacking of the previous manager, Hurst and Scott could only manage to salvage an 11th place spot come the end of the 2010–11 campaign. During the summer months the duo bolstered Grimsby's ranks in order for a promotion push, but were hit by a blow as previous season's top scorer and player of the yearAlan Connell left to joinSwindon Town.[8] The eventual signing ofLiam Hearn[9] was a more than suitable replacement as he scored 32 times during the 2011–12 season, a year which saw The Mariners slide away out of the contention of a play-off spot in the final few months of the season. Grimsby, like the year previously finished 11th in theConference National.
The 2012–13 season started slowly, but by Christmas Grimsby were top of the league and leading a closely contested pack ofNewport County,Wrexham andForest Green Rovers. On 6 January 2013 speculation about the pair's future atBlundell Park came into light when rumours circulated a potential move toFootball League One sideDoncaster Rovers surfaced. Rovers who had lost managerDean Saunders earlier that day toWolverhampton Wanderers were rumoured to have placed Scott and Hurst on their managerial shortlist. The rumour was quashed the following day with Hurst saying that the pair were focused on earning promotion with Grimsby.[10] Grimsby went on to reach the final of theFA Trophy, but were defeated on a penalty shootout after drawing 1–1 withWrexham atWembley Stadium. The Mariners, despite leading the Conference for part of the season, dropped off towards the end of the year and had to settle for 4th place, eventually losing to Newport County in the play-off semi-finals. On 6 September 2013, joint manager Rob Scott was suspended due to reasons not revealed by the club, leaving Hurst in sole charge.[11] On 19 September 2013, Grimsby confirmed Scott had been sacked for gross misconduct and that Hurst would remain in sole permanent charge.[12]
He is the brother of former Brentford, Rotherham and Aldershot managerAndy Scott.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Ilkeston Town (joint withPaul Hurst) | 24 October 2008 | 2 July 2009 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 62.07 |
| Boston United (joint with Paul Hurst)[15][16] | 2 July 2009 | 23 March 2011 | 75 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 60 |
| Grimsby Town (joint with Paul Hurst) | 23 March 2011 | 19 September 2013 | 132 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 44.7 |
| Total | 236 | 122 | 60 | 54 | 51.69 | ||
