George Scott (footballer, born 1865)

George Scott (1865 – 1937) was a Scottish footballer. He is best known for his time at Hearts, from 1889 until 1897, helping them to victory in the 1890–91 Scottish Cup and 1894/95 league title.[1] He was also a long-standing member and president of Bishopbriggs Bowling Club.

George Scott
Sketch of George Scott
Personal information
Full name George Archibald Scott
Date of birth 20 November 1865
Place of birth Scoonie, Scotland
Date of death 14 January 1937(1937-01-14) (aged 71)
Place of death Bishopbriggs, Scotland
Playing position(s) Inside left
Youth career
Towerhill
Northern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1882–1889 Cowlairs ? (?)
1889–1897 Hearts 222 (95)
1897 Kilmarnock ? (?)
Total ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and playing career

Born in Scoonie, Scott moved with his family to Glasgow at a young age and found work with Cowlairs Railway Works. Initially playing for local sides Towerhill and Northern, Scott was signed by Cowlairs in 1882, before moving to Hearts in 1889.[2] During his tenure, Hearts won two Scottish Cups and came top of the League in 1894/95.[3] In the 1890/91 and 1892/93 Seasons, Scott was top goal scorer for Hearts. By 1897, Scott was one of the oldest players in the League, along with James Kelly.[4] That year, Scott was briefly loaned to Kilmarnock to play in the Cup Quarter Final against Third Lanark. Following this, Scott formally retired from football, but came back to play in a 1902 charity match between Cowlairs and Northern for the Ibrox Fund.[5]

Nicknamed 'Great Scott,' an 1897 edition of The Scottish Referee provides a description of the player:

Two old veterans have recently been called out to don their armour in the dire necessity that arises in cup tie battles. Leitch Keir, Dumbarton, was the one, and George Scott, of Cowlairs, Hearts, and now Kilmarnock, the other. This old and sturdy player has been before the public for well-nigh fifteen years, yet so gritty is his character that he is "not deid yet." Drawn out to battle for Killie v. Third Lanark he did so manfully, and had one of the three goals. "Great Scott's" methods are not of the gentle order, and he is just the sort of person for the "tumbling-rumbling" excitement of a cup tie. Won't there be a merry time 'twixt he and the Red McLean should they meet at Logie Green? And are not Kilmarnock to be proud of a team which contains a "Big Bummer" and a "Great Scott," not to mention a Richmond?[6]

Following the end his football career, Scott carried on at the Cowlairs Railway Works, retiring in 1930 after fifty years' service and having attained the position of chief boilermaker foreman. Scott remained an active member, and president, of the Bishopbriggs Bowling Club.[7]

Honours

Club
Hearts
George Scott front right
George Scott front row, second from right
George Scott front row, second from right
George Scott middle row, right


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References
  1. London Hearts, editor. , Accessed 18 Mar. 2020.
  2. London Hearts, editor. "George Scott." London Hearts Supporters Club, 2015, , Accessed 18 Mar. 2020.
  3. "Golden Wedding Celebrations." Kirkintilloch Herald [Glasgow], 6 May 1936, p. 5.
  4. "League Lights" The Scottish Referee [Glasgow], 740th ed., 19 Feb. 1897.
  5. "This Evening's Charity Tie." The Scottish Referee [Glasgow], 19 May 1902, Northern v. Cowlairs sec., p. 3.
  6. "Great Scott." The Scottish Referee [Glasgow], 740th ed., 19 Feb. 1897.
  7. "Long Service." Kirkintilloch Herald [Glasgow], 26 Nov. 1930.
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