Scott Linton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Scott Linton | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position |
Defender Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | East Fife | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hibernian | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Cowdenbeath | 133 | (10) |
2013–2015 | Dumbarton | 57 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Clyde | 58 | (10) |
2017– | East Fife | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:35, 4 November 2017 (UTC) |
Scott Linton (born 6 September 1989), is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for East Fife. He has previously played for Hibernian as a youth player, as well as Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton and Clyde.
Career
Cowdenbeath
Born in Glasgow, Linton signed for Cowdenbeath in January 2008.[1] He made 100 appearances for the 'Blue Brazil'.
Dumbarton
In June 2013 he signed for Dumbarton.[2] He scored his first goal for Dumbarton in November 2013, against Berwick Rangers. On 20 May 2014 Linton agreed a new one-year deal with the club.[3] He left the club on 5 May 2015 having made a total of 67 appearances for the club, scoring once.[4]
Clyde
He signed a pre contract agreement at Clyde FC in April 2015 for the 2015–16 season.[5] Scoring the winner on his league debut away against Stirling Albion[6] He became Clyde's regular penalty taker despite never having taken one at senior level before joining the club.[7]On 12 September 2015, Linton scored in a 4–2 win against Annan Athletic at Broadwood. He the scored the winner at Queen's Park in the play-off final second leg, but Clyde lost 3–2 on aggregate and failed to win promotion from League Two.[8] Linton made 41 appearances in all competitions in 2015–16, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals and registering 13 assists, also winning a number of the club's Player of the Year Awards.[9][10] Linton left Clyde in June 2017, after two seasons with the side.[11]
East Fife
After leaving Clyde, Linton signed for Scottish League One club East Fife for the 2017–18 season.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 October 2017
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cowdenbeath | 2007–08[13] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2008–09[14] | Scottish Third Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2009–10[15] | Scottish Second Division | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2010–11[16] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 39 | 3 | |
2011–12[17] | Scottish Second Division | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
2012–13[18] | Scottish First Division | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
Total | 132 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 160 | 12 | ||
Dumbarton | 2013–14[19] | Championship | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
2014–15[20] | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 57 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
Clyde | 2015–16[21] | League Two | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 6] | 3 | 42 | 12 |
2016–17[22] | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 58 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 13 | ||
East Fife | 2017–18[23] | League One | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Career total | 255 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 308 | 27 |
- ↑ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
- ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Second Division play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and three goals in the League One play-offs
References
- ↑ "Scott Linton". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "NEW FACE AT THE ROCK". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1367
- ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1849
- ↑ http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2015/05/07/4902/#.VU40AZI4nTY
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33745047
- ↑ "Linton confident of further spot-kick success after claiming opening win for Clyde". Evening Times. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Queen's Park 0-1 Clyde (agg 3-2)". Clyde FC. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Linton Wins Website PotY Award". Clyde FC. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Smith Named as Player of the Year". Clyde FC. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Squad update". Clyde FC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Lindsay, Clive (17 August 2017). "Scottish League Two ins and out - summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Linton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
External links
- Scott Linton at Soccerbase