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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Patrick Hiley | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-09-27)27 September 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Exeter City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1993 | Exeter City | 210 | (12) |
| 1993–1996 | Birmingham City | 49 | (0) |
| 1996 | →Manchester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | →Southampton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Southampton | 31 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Portsmouth | 75 | (0) |
| 2002 | →Exeter City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Exeter City | 126 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Crawley Town | 44 | (0) |
| 2008 | Tiverton Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Cullompton Rangers | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 562 | (13) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Scott Patrick Hiley (born 27 September 1968) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as adefender.
He notably had brief spells in thePremier League playing for bothManchester City andSouthampton, but spent the majority of his career in theFootball League withExeter City where he played over 330 times in the league over two separate spells. He also played professionally forBirmingham City,Portsmouth and later moved into non-league football withCrawley Town,Tiverton Town andCullompton Rangers.
A defender, mainly atright-back, Hiley first came through theExeter City youth system in 1986. He was a key part of Exeter'sFourth Division-winning side of 1989–90, and in 1993 he followed managerTerry Cooper toBirmingham City.
Hiley spent three injury-hit years with Birmingham, and in February 1996 was a surprise loan signing forPremier League sideManchester City. Two months later the move was made permanent, but he found first-team opportunities limited and sat in the reserves for two years as City slid down the leagues.
In August 1998 he returned to the Premiership withSouthampton (where Terry Cooper was working in a scouting role), and spent 18 months there, before joining rival clubPortsmouth in December 1999. He was a popular player at Portsmouth, captaining the side and winning the Player of the Year award in his first full season, but the team was not successful.
WhenHarry Redknapp was appointed manager in 2002, he cleared out most of the old squad and built a new team. While Portsmouth won theFirst Division title, Hiley returned to Exeter in November for his second spell. He was one of the club's better players in the 2002–03 season, but he could not stop the side being relegated from the Football League. He remained with Exeter after relegation and, in 2003, joined the coaching staff. He continued to be a first-team regular until October 2005. During his second spell at Exeter, Hiley played for them in theFA Cup againstManchester United and notablynutmeggedCristiano Ronaldo. In August 2004 he scored his first goal in more than 10 years as Exeter beatNorthwich Victoria 2–1.[2] Hiley left the club in February 2006 when his contract was terminated by mutual consent; he had spent over 10 years atSt James Park in his two spells with the Grecians and had started almost 400 games for the club.
In August 2006, he was signed byCrawley Town after a successful pre-season trial period. He left the club after a year. In September 2008, he signed forTiverton Town after being brought toLadysmead by managerMartyn Rogers as cover for what had proven over the 2007 season to be an injury-jinxed right-back spot. He also featured a few times forCullompton Rangers during the 2008–09 season.[3]
After his professional football career ended, Hiley ran abed and breakfast inClyst St Mary,Devon.[4]
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