Delroy Scott

{{short description|Jamaican footballer (1947-2018)}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1947|1|22|df=y}}

|birth_place = Jamaica

|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|7|24|1947|1|22|df=y}}

|death_place = Florida, U.S.

|height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

|position = Midfielder

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|clubs1 = Cavalier

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|years2 = 1967–1970

|clubs2 = Atlanta Chiefs

|caps2 = 69

|goals2 = 2

|nationalyears1 = 1965–1969

|nationalteam1 = Jamaica

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Delroy Scott (22 January 1947 – 24 July 2018){{cite web|title=Jamaican midfielder Delroy 'Mutty' Scott dead at 71|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/football/regional/item/14167-jamaican-midfielder-delroy-mutty-scott-dead-at-71|date=24 July 2018|publisher=Sports Max|first=Leighton|last=Levy|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153245/https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/football/regional/item/14167-jamaican-midfielder-delroy-mutty-scott-dead-at-71|url-status=dead}} was a Jamaican footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. He later coached.

Career

Scott played with Cavalier, and then spent four seasons in the United States with the Atlanta Chiefs, making 69 appearances.[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Scott.Delroy.htm NASL career stats]

He also spent time with the Jamaican national side,{{NFT player|pid=31231}} appearing in eight FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA player|57751}}

He later worked as a high school coach.

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