Scott Weight

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Scott Weight

| image = Scott Weight, Ashford Town (Middlesex) FC footballer, October 2018.jpg

| caption = Weight playing for Ashford Town (Middlesex) in October 2018.

| fullname = Scott Aaron Weight{{Cite book |last1=Haynes |first1=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=167}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hammersmith, England

| height =

| position = Midfielder, central defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1997–2004

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = Hampton & Richmond Borough

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2014

| clubs3 = Ashford Town (Middlesex)

| caps3 = 124

| goals3 = 35

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Egham Town

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2020

| clubs5 = Ashford Town (Middlesex)

| caps5 = 148

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = Bedfont Sports

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023–2024

| clubs7 = Bedfont Sports

| caps7 = 30

| goals7 = 1

| club-update = 16:39, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

| image_size = 150

}}

Scott Aaron Weight (born 3 April 1987) is an English semi-professional footballer. He began his career at Brentford, for whom he made one professional appearance before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2005. Weight joined Ashford Town (Middlesex) in 2006, held the captaincy and was one of the club's longest serving players before his departure in 2014. He had a second spell for the club between 2015 and 2020. Weight is described as a "tough tackling midfield player who can also revert to central defender as and when needed".{{Cite web |date=26 September 2017 |title=Woods – The Official Matchday Programme 2017–18 |url=http://www.northwoodfc.com/prog/1718/Northwood%20v%20Ashford-spreads.pdf |access-date=21 March 2020 |page=17}}

Playing career

= Brentford =

Weight began his career as a youth at Brentford and joined the club's Centre Of Excellence at the age of 10.{{Cite web |title=Player Profile |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/teams/players.php?pid=18631 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305035314/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/teams/players.php?pid=18631 |archive-date=5 March 2014 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}} His maiden call into the first team squad came for a Football League Trophy first round match against Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004.{{Cite web |title=Scott Weight Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/45533/scott-weight |access-date=18 February 2019 |website=ESPN FC}} He made his professional debut in the match, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Peters after 82 minutes of the 3–0 defeat.{{Soccerbase season|id=39717|season=2004|accessdate=27 June 2014}} It was Weight's only involvement for the first team and he was released at the end of the 2004–05 season.

= Hampton & Richmond Borough =

Weight signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Hampton & Richmond Borough during the 2005 off-season. He made only one league appearance for the club, coming on as an injury time substitute for Francis Quarm in a 2–0 win over Hendon on 27 August.{{Cite web |title=Player Details |url=http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2005/player_details.php?playerid=5433 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=SoccerFacts UK}}

= Ashford Town (Middlesex) =

Weight joined Southern League First Division West club Ashford Town (Middlesex) midway through the 2005–06 season and made four league appearances in February 2006. Following promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division, Weight made 12 appearances during the 2006–07 season and helped the Tangerines win the Isthmian League Cup.{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=108175&LeagueCode=ISTH2006 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=football.mitoo}} He made 24 appearances and scored one goal during the 2007–08 season.{{Cite web |title=First Team Appearances 2007–08 |url=http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/16-player-statistics/30-first-team-appearances-2007-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175212/http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/16-player-statistics/30-first-team-appearances-2007-08 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=Ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com}} Weight made only 12 appearances during the 2008–09 season, but won the Surrey Senior Cup with the team.{{Cite web |title=First Team Appearances 2008–09 |url=http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/16-player-statistics/32-first-team-appearances-2008-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175214/http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/16-player-statistics/32-first-team-appearances-2008-09 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=Ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com}}

Weight made 35 appearances and was the 2009–10 Ashford Town Player Of Year,{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=494225&LeagueCode=ISTH2009 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=football.mitoo}}{{Cite web |title=Triple boost for Tangerines |url=http://www.oldnonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=67425 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054517/http://www.oldnonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=67425 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}} but the season ended on a sour note after the Tangerines suffered relegation to the Southern League First Division Central.{{Fchd|id=ASHFORTM|name=Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C.}} He made sporadic appearances during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, due to work commitments, but won the Aldershot Senior Cup with the team. Weight was fully available during the 2012–13 season, making 39 appearances and scoring 2 goals.{{Cite web |title=First Team Appearances 2012–13 |url=http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/16-player-statistics/495-first-team-appearances-2012-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023444/http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/16-player-statistics/495-first-team-appearances-2012-13 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=Ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com}} In a poor 2013–14 season (which saw the Tangerines relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division with a bottom-place finish), he won the Players' Player Of The Year award.{{Cite web |title=Annual Awards Night |url=http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/news/club-news/927-annual-awards-night |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908025020/http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/news/club-news/927-annual-awards-night |archive-date=8 September 2017 |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=Ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com}} Weight departed the club after the season.{{Cite web |title=Egham Town Geared Up For New Season |url=http://www.eghamtownfcltd.co.uk/news/egham-town-geared-up-for-new-season-1262971.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423212537/http://www.eghamtownfcltd.co.uk/news/egham-town-geared-up-for-new-season-1262971.html |archive-date=23 April 2016 |access-date=16 June 2015 |website=eghamtownfcltd.co.uk}}

= Egham Town =

Weight joined Southern League First Division Central club Egham Town during the 2014 off-season. He made just seven appearances during the opening month of the 2014–15 season,{{Cite web |title=Scott Weight Profile |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/scott-weight |access-date=16 June 2015 |website=Aylesbury United FC}} before suffering a broken ankle during a 1–0 defeat to Abingdon United on 30 August 2014.{{Cite web |title=Football: Thame through after sensational comeback |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/11443387.display/ |access-date=16 June 2015 |website=Oxford Mail}}

= Return to Ashford Town (Middlesex) =

In July 2015, Weight returned to Combined Counties League Premier Division club Ashford Town (Middlesex) and made 32 appearances during the promotion-winning 2015–16 season.{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Gareth |title=Scott Weight |url=http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/15-pen-pictures/761-scottweight |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041809/http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/index.php/first-team/15-pen-pictures/761-scottweight |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=27 July 2015 |website=www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com}} He played on through the 2016–17 and 2017–18 Southern League First Division seasons and as of September 2017, had made over 200 league appearances for the club. In May 2019, Weight was named as player-assistant to new manager Russell Canderton and he made 31 appearances during the abandoned 2019–20 season,{{Cite web |date=21 May 2019 |title=Club Statement 21st May 2019 |url=https://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/club-statement-21st-may-2019/ |access-date=21 March 2020 |website=Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club |language=en-GB}} which was his last with the club.

= Bedfont Sports =

Weight began the 2020–21 season with Isthmian League South Central Division club Bedfont Sports.{{Cite web |title=Bedfont Sports {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Scott Weight {{!}} 2020–2021 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bedfont-sports/appearances/2020-2021/scott-weight/486296 |access-date=21 October 2020 |website=Football Web Pages}} As a result of the 2020–21 Isthmian League season being declared null and void in February 2021,{{Cite web |date=24 February 2021 |title=Football season declared null and void for lower-league teams |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/sport/football-season-declared-null-and-void-for-lower-league-teams-243016/ |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=Kent Online |language=en}} Weight finished the campaign with six appearances and one goal. He resumed his career with the club in September 2023 and made 33 appearances during a 2023–24 Combined Counties League Premier Division North season which culminated in defeat in the promotion playoffs.{{Cite web |title=New Signing – Scott Weight |url=https://www.bedfontsportsclub.co.uk/news/new-signing--scott-weight-2801740.html |access-date=30 March 2025 |website=www.bedfontsportsclub.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Scott Weight player stats {{!}} Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID=&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=2&personID=107312314&selectedSeasonID=0 |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}{{Cite web |title=Southall Agonisingly Close To Place In Isthmian League Promotion Play-off Final |url=https://www.middlesexfa.com/news/2024/may/08/isthmian-league |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=The Football Association |language=en}}

= Sunday league football =

Weight made appearances for Chiswick & District Sunday League Veterans Premier Division club Shire United Veterans First during the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|title=Scott Weight player stats {{!}} Chiswick & District Sunday Football League|url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=589748205&personID=56194801&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=|access-date=4 November 2021|website=fulltime.thefa.com}}

Career statistics

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Career from 2007 to 2009
Career from 2009 to 2014
Career from 2016 to 2018|date=May 2019}}

rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
style="text-align: center;" class="wikitable" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford \|2004–05 \|League One \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1Appearance in Football League Trophy \|0 \|1 \|0
Hampton & Richmond Borough \|2005–06 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
rowspan="6" \|Ashford Town (Middlesex) \|2005–06 \|Southern League First Division West \|4 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|4 \|1
2006–07 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|11 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|21 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy \|0 \|13 \|1
2007–08{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=136489&LeagueCode=ISTH2007 \|access-date=21 March 2020 \|website=football.mitoo}} \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|14 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2Appearances in Isthmian League Cup \|0 \|16 \|1
2008–09{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=206026&LeagueCode=ISTH2008 \|access-date=21 March 2020 \|website=football.mitoo}} \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|7 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|0 \|9 \|0
2009–10 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|32 \|2 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0 \|35 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !64 !4 !2 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !7 !0 !73 !4
Egham Town \|2014–15 \|Southern League First Division Central \|6 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|7 \|0
rowspan="4" \|Ashford Town (Middlesex) \|2015–16{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott \|url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=1606298&LeagueCode=COMC2015 \|access-date=19 January 2017 \|website=football.mitoo}} \|Combined Counties League Premier Division \|33 \|2 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|54 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup \|0 \|38 \|2
2018–19{{Cite web \|title=Ashford Town (Middx) {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Scott Weight {{!}} 2018–2019 \|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ashford-town-middx/appearances/2018-2019/scott-weight/486296 \|access-date=30 May 2019 \|website=Football Web Pages \|language=en}} \|Isthmian League South Central Division \|26 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|4Appearances in FA Trophy \|0 \|31 \|0
2019–20{{Cite web \|title=Ashford Town (Middx) {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Scott Weight {{!}} 2019–2020 \|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ashford-town-middx/appearances/2019-2020/scott-weight/486296 \|access-date=18 August 2019 \|website=Football Web Pages}} \|Isthmian League South Central Division \|25 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|54 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy \|0 \|31 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !148 !6 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !21 !0 !173 !6
Bedfont Sports \|2020–21 \|Isthmian League South Central Division \|4 \|1 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0 \|6 \|1
rowspan="2" \|Bedfont Sports \|2023–24 \|Combined Counties League Premier Division North \|30 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|32 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Division North play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Vase \|0 \|33 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !34 !2 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !4 !0 !39 !2
colspan="3" \|Career total !189	8	6	0	0	0	26	0	221	8

Honours

Ashford Town (Middlesex)

Combined Counties League Premier Division second-place promotion: 2015–16
Isthmian League Cup: 2006–07{{Cite web |title=Isthmian League Cup |url=http://files.pitchero.com/leagues/8881_1566295790.docx?__hstc=43557498.25bdbe1253e27d005bd6c3874c0499bc.1594663821400.1600601576779.1603031310878.8&__hssc=43557498.6.1603031310878&__hsfp=2124156858 |access-date=18 October 2020}}
Surrey Senior Cup: 2008–09
Aldershot Senior Cup: 2011–12

Individual

Ashford Town (Middlesex) Player Of The Year: 2009–10
Ashford Town (Middlesex) Players' Player Of The Year: 2013–14

References

External links

{{Soccerbase}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players

Category:Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C. players

Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Category:People from Hammersmith

Category:Isthmian League players

Category:Southern Football League players

Category:Egham Town F.C. players

Category:Men's association football central defenders

Category:Bedfont Sports F.C. players

Category:21st-century English sportsmen

rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
style="text-align: center;" class="wikitable" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford \|2004–05 \|League One \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1Appearance in Football League Trophy \|0 \|1 \|0
Hampton & Richmond Borough \|2005–06 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
rowspan="6" \|Ashford Town (Middlesex) \|2005–06 \|Southern League First Division West \|4 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|4 \|1
2006–07 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|11 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|21 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy \|0 \|13 \|1
2007–08{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=136489&LeagueCode=ISTH2007 \|access-date=21 March 2020 \|website=football.mitoo}} \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|14 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2Appearances in Isthmian League Cup \|0 \|16 \|1
2008–09{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=206026&LeagueCode=ISTH2008 \|access-date=21 March 2020 \|website=football.mitoo}} \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|7 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|0 \|9 \|0
2009–10 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|32 \|2 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0 \|35 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !64 !4 !2 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !7 !0 !73 !4
Egham Town \|2014–15 \|Southern League First Division Central \|6 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|7 \|0
rowspan="4" \|Ashford Town (Middlesex) \|2015–16{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Weight Scott \|url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=1606298&LeagueCode=COMC2015 \|access-date=19 January 2017 \|website=football.mitoo}} \|Combined Counties League Premier Division \|33 \|2 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|54 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup \|0 \|38 \|2
2018–19{{Cite web \|title=Ashford Town (Middx) {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Scott Weight {{!}} 2018–2019 \|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ashford-town-middx/appearances/2018-2019/scott-weight/486296 \|access-date=30 May 2019 \|website=Football Web Pages \|language=en}} \|Isthmian League South Central Division \|26 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|4Appearances in FA Trophy \|0 \|31 \|0
2019–20{{Cite web \|title=Ashford Town (Middx) {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Scott Weight {{!}} 2019–2020 \|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ashford-town-middx/appearances/2019-2020/scott-weight/486296 \|access-date=18 August 2019 \|website=Football Web Pages}} \|Isthmian League South Central Division \|25 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|54 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy \|0 \|31 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !148 !6 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !21 !0 !173 !6
Bedfont Sports \|2020–21 \|Isthmian League South Central Division \|4 \|1 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0 \|6 \|1
rowspan="2" \|Bedfont Sports \|2023–24 \|Combined Counties League Premier Division North \|30 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|32 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Division North play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Vase \|0 \|33 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !34 !2 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !4 !0 !39 !2
colspan="3" \|Career total !189	8	6	0	0	0	26	0	221	8