Scott Linton

Scott Linton (born 6 September 1989), is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.[1]

Scott Linton

Personal information
Full name	Scott Linton
Date of birth	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Defender Midfielder
Youth career
	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Cowdenbeath	133	(10)
2013–2015	Dumbarton	57	(0)
2015–2017	Clyde	58	(10)
2017–2019	East Fife	38	(4)
2019–2020	Kelty Hearts	32	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for Hibernian as a youth player, as well as Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, Clyde, East Fife and Kelty Hearts.

Career

Cowdenbeath

Born in Glasgow, Linton signed for Cowdenbeath in January 2008.[2] He made over 100 appearances for the 'Blue Brazil'.

Dumbarton

In June 2013 he signed for Dumbarton.[3] 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.[4] He left the club on 5 May 2015 having made a total of 67 appearances for the club, scoring once.[5]

Clyde

He signed a pre contract agreement at Clyde FC in April 2015 for the 2015–16 season.[6] Scoring the winner on his league debut away against Stirling Albion[7] He became Clyde's regular penalty taker despite never having taken one at senior level before joining the club.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11] Linton left Clyde in June 2017, after two seasons with the side.[12]

East Fife

After leaving Clyde, Linton signed for Scottish League One club East Fife for the 2017–18 season.[13] He was released in May 2019 having made 44 appearances for the club, scoring four times.[14]

Kelty Hearts

Linton signed for Kelty Hearts for the 2019–20 season and was a major contributor to the club being declared Lowland League champions with 18 goals and 18 assists from 32 appearances in all competitions. Linton decided to announce his retirement in July 2020.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 March 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	2007–08[15]	Scottish Second Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	2008–09[16]	Scottish Third Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	13	0
	2009–10[17]	Scottish Second Division	26	1	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	33	1
	2010–11[18]	Scottish First Division	33	2	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	1	39	3
	2011–12[19]	Scottish Second Division	33	4	2	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	37	5
	2012–13[20]	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[21]	Championship	29	0	4	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	35	1
	2014–15[22]		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[23]	League Two	35	9	1	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 6]	3	42	12
	2016–17[24]		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[25]	League One	26	3	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	28	3
	2018–19	League One	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	16	1
	Total		38	4	3	0	1	0	2	0	44	4
Career total			285	24	17	2	13	0	28	4	343	30

1. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Second Division play-offs
3. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
5. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
6. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and three goals in the League One play-offs

Honours

Kelty Hearts

• Lowland League: 2019–20

References

1. "SCOTT LINTON RETIRES". Twitter. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. "Scott Linton". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
3. "NEW FACE AT THE ROCK". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
4. http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1367
5. http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1849
6. http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2015/05/07/4902/#.VU40AZI4nTY
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33745047
8. "Linton confident of further spot-kick success after claiming opening win for Clyde". Evening Times. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
9. "Queen's Park 0-1 Clyde (agg 3-2)". Clyde FC. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
10. "Linton Wins Website PotY Award". Clyde FC. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
11. "Smith Named as Player of the Year". Clyde FC. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
12. "Squad update". Clyde FC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
13. Lindsay, Clive (17 August 2017). "Scottish League Two ins and out - summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
14. "Player Departures from Bayview". East Fife Football Club. 6 May 2019.
15. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
16. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
17. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
18. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
19. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
20. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
21. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
22. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
23. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
24. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Scott Linton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

External links

• Scott Linton at Soccerbase