Scott Muirhead

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Scott Muirhead

| image = Muirhead and Bell.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Muirhead on the left

| fullname = Scott Muirhead

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|8|5}}

| birth_place = Paisley, Scotland

| position = Defender

| years1 = 2002–2006

| years2 = 2006–2010

| years3 = 2010–2011

| years4 = 2011–2012

| years5 = 2013

| years6 = 2013

| clubs1 = Aberdeen

| clubs2 = Dunfermline Athletic

| clubs3 = Stirling Lions

| clubs4 = Richmond

| clubs5 = Green Gully

| clubs6 = Hume City

| caps1 = 66

| caps2 = 76

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 32

| caps5 = 7

| caps6 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 =

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| club-update = 16 December 2012

}}

Scott Muirhead (born 5 August 1984 in Paisley) is a Scottish professional footballer. He is currently retired, residing in Melbourne, Australia.

Career

Muirhead made his debut for Aberdeen as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United in November 2002.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2517285.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Honours even at Tannadice|date=30 November 2002}} He went on to make a total of 78 appearances for Aberdeen (66 league appearances), scoring twice. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5-0 League Cup win against Brechin City in October 2003.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3219189.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Dons dispose of Brechin|date=28 October 2003}} He was sent off in his final appearance for Aberdeen, a 2–1 win against Hibernian at Easter Road in January 2006.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4605242.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen|date=14 January 2006}}

He joined Dunfermline Athletic in the January transfer window of the 2005-06 season{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/4599576.stm|title=Four added to Dunfermline squad|date=27 January 2006|accessdate=April 15, 2008|publisher=BBC Sport}} and played in twelve of Dunfermline's remaining matches of the season. The following season he played in 29 matches but was unable to prevent the club being relegated from the SPL. In February 2008, Muirhead signed a two-year contract extension with the Scottish First Division side.{{cite news|url=http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/FNewsDetail/0,,10288~1246193,00.html|title=Contract News|date= |accessdate=April 15, 2008|publisher=dafc.co.uk}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Muirhead's time at the Pars was injury plagued and he left the club when his contract expired at the end of the 2009/10 season.