224:
in July 1908. He featured regularly throughout the next seven seasons, playing in various positions and scoring an average of five goals per season in all competitions. His most valuable goals included the only goal of the game in Orient's victory over
369:
508:
252:, Scott was wounded and taken prisoner, and died at a German military hospital on 16 August 1916. Scott was one of three Orient players killed in the war, along with
360:
518:
503:
353:
523:
488:
498:
346:
483:
513:
478:
493:
387:
117:
282:
402:
20:
303:
Neilson
Kaufman & Alan Ravenhill, "Leyton Orient: The Complete Record", Breedon Books, 2006, pp. 249.
528:
57:
330:
382:
217:
171:
245:
226:
338:
261:
216:
Scott started his football career with
Sunderland District Amateur League sides Braeside and
473:
468:
233:
on 9 April 1909. In 1911, Scott was selected for a London XI to face a Paris XI in France.
210:
80:
8:
249:
312:
Neilson
Kaufman, "The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club", Tempus, 2002, pp. 326.
241:
221:
187:
407:
442:
412:
257:
230:
417:
290:. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
462:
432:
427:
422:
392:
253:
437:
397:
237:
113:
260:. He is buried at St. Souplet British Cemetery, a few miles south of
283:"The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient"
368:
240:
professional football was suspended, and Scott joined the 17th
248:, along with many other Orient players and staff. During the
509:
British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
321:
Stephen
Jenkins, "They Took the Lead", DDP, 2005, pp. 59.
209:(29 September 1885 – 16 August 1916) was an English
281:
371:Leyton Orient F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
460:
354:
200:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
361:
347:
138:
19:For other people named George Scott, see
519:Men's association football midfielders
461:
504:British Army personnel of World War I
342:
274:
299:
297:
146:
324:
13:
524:Military personnel from Sunderland
14:
540:
294:
489:Sunderland West End F.C. players
499:English Football League players
315:
306:
16:English footballer (1885–1916)
1:
267:
21:George Scott (disambiguation)
7:
514:Middlesex Regiment soldiers
479:Footballers from Sunderland
10:
545:
494:Leyton Orient F.C. players
18:
484:English men's footballers
378:
199:
181:
165:
154:
128:
123:
112:
109:
90:
87:
79:
76:
67:
64:
56:
53:
41:
38:
33:
246:"Footballers' Battalion"
105: in (1.77 m)
332:CWGC Casualty record.
81:Saint-Quentin, Aisne
34:Personal information
250:Battle of the Somme
236:At the outbreak of
218:Sunderland West End
172:Sunderland West End
30:
242:Middlesex Regiment
28:
529:Burials in France
456:
455:
227:Tottenham Hotspur
220:, before joining
204:
203:
49:29 September 1885
536:
372:
363:
356:
349:
340:
339:
333:
328:
322:
319:
313:
310:
304:
301:
292:
291:
285:
278:
258:Richard McFadden
184:
168:
148:
140:
104:
103:
99:
96:
71:
48:
46:
31:
27:
544:
543:
539:
538:
537:
535:
534:
533:
459:
458:
457:
452:
374:
370:
367:
337:
336:
329:
325:
320:
316:
311:
307:
302:
295:
280:
279:
275:
270:
231:White Hart Lane
182:
166:
101:
97:
94:
92:
69:
44:
42:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
542:
532:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
454:
453:
451:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
385:
379:
376:
375:
366:
365:
358:
351:
343:
335:
334:
323:
314:
305:
293:
272:
271:
269:
266:
222:Clapton Orient
202:
201:
197:
196:
193:
190:
188:Clapton Orient
185:
179:
178:
176:
174:
169:
163:
162:
160:
158:
155:
152:
151:
142:
135:
130:
126:
125:
124:Senior career*
121:
120:
111:
107:
106:
89:
85:
84:
78:
77:Place of death
74:
73:
72:(aged 30)
68:16 August 1916
66:
62:
61:
55:
54:Place of birth
51:
50:
40:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
541:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
466:
464:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
380:
377:
373:
364:
359:
357:
352:
350:
345:
344:
341:
331:
327:
318:
309:
300:
298:
289:
288:Athletic News
284:
277:
273:
265:
263:
259:
255:
254:William Jonas
251:
247:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
223:
219:
214:
212:
208:
198:
194:
191:
189:
186:
180:
177:
175:
173:
170:
164:
161:
159:
156:
153:
150:
143:
141:
136:
134:
131:
127:
122:
119:
115:
108:
86:
82:
75:
65:Date of death
63:
59:
52:
39:Date of birth
37:
32:
26:
22:
447:
326:
317:
308:
287:
276:
235:
215:
207:George Scott
206:
205:
144:
137:
132:
70:(1916-08-16)
29:George Scott
25:
474:1916 deaths
469:1885 births
238:World War I
118:Centre-half
110:Position(s)
463:Categories
408:Cunningham
268:References
211:footballer
114:Midfielder
91:5 ft
58:Sunderland
45:1885-09-29
413:Edinburgh
262:Le Cateau
183:1908–1915
60:, England
443:McFadden
433:Lockwood
418:Johnston
393:Charlton
157:Braeside
83:, France
438:McAnuff
428:Kitchen
398:Comfort
100:⁄
388:Bishop
244:, the
167:?–1908
88:Height
448:Scott
423:Jonas
383:Allen
129:Years
256:and
195:(33)
139:Apps
133:Team
403:Cox
229:at
192:205
147:Gls
465::
296:^
286:.
264:.
213:.
116:,
362:e
355:t
348:v
149:)
145:(
102:2
98:1
95:+
93:9
47:)
43:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.