Mick Scott
{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Other people|Michael Scott|Michael Scott (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Scott}}
{{for-multi|the rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s for England, Hull, and Rochdale Hornets|Michael Scott (rugby league)}}
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|name = Mick Scott
|fullname = Michael Scott
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1954|9|23}}
|birth_place = Halifax, England
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|position = {{rlp|SR|LF}}
|club1 = Halifax
|year1start = 1974
|year1end = 91
|appearances1 = 306
|tries1 = 43
|goals1 = 43
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 202
|club2 = Wigan
|year2start = 1981
|year2end = 85
|appearances2 = 125
|tries2 = 12
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 41
|club3 = York
|year3start = 1988
|year3end =
|appearances3 = 9
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
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|updated = 11 December 2012
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Michael Scott (born 23 September 1954) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Halifax (two spells), and Wigan, as a {{rlp|sr}}, or {{rlp|lf}}.
Background
Scott was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
=Halifax=
Scott played at {{rlp|sr}} in Halifax's 6–15 defeat by Leeds in the 1979 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1979.
=Wigan=
Mick Scott played at {{rlp|sr}} in Wigan's 15–4 victory over Leeds in the 1982–83 John Player Trophy Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1983.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=33|title=Classic Match: 1983 John Player Trophy Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
=Return to Halifax=
Scott was re-signed from Wigan by Halifax in July 1985 for a transfer fee of £10,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £41,190 in 2014).{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/|title=Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}} He played in 32 games in all competitions in the 1985–86 season as Halifax pipped Wigan to the Championship by 1 point.
Scott played at {{rlp|sr}} in Halifax's 19–18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987, and played as a substitute (replacing {{rlp|sr}} Les Holliday) in the 12–32 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Challenge Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1988.
Scott played as a substitute, (replacing substitute Steve Smith) in Halifax's 12–24 defeat by Wigan in the 1989–90 Regal Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2840|title=13th January 1990: Wigan 24 Halifax 12 (Regal Trophy Final)|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}
Honoured at Halifax
Scott is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame |title=Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame |publisher=halifaxrlfc.co.uk |date=31 December 2011 |accessdate=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910011008/http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame |archivedate=10 September 2013 }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=895 Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com]
{{Halifax RLFC - 1987 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame Inductees}}
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Category:English rugby league players
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
Category:Rugby league second-rows