George Scott (footballer, born 1915)

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George Scott
Personal information
Full name George Gardiner Scott[1]
Date of birth 11 June 1915[2]
Place of birth Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death 26 July 1942(1942-07-26) (aged 27)[3]
Place of death Dornoch Firth, off Tain, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1931 Parkview Rangers
1931 Cowdenbeath St Leonard's
1931 St Andrews United
1931– Cowdenbeath
0000–1933 Parkview Rangers
1933 St Andrews United
1933 Lochgelly Albert
1933–1936 East Fife 124 (41)
1936 Cowdenbeath St Leonard's
1936–1939 Aberdeen 22 (2)
International career
Scotland Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Gardiner Scott (11 June 1915 – 26 July 1942) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played in the Scottish League for East Fife and Aberdeen.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Scott attended Lumphinnans Primary School.[4] In 1941, during the Second World War, he enlisted in the RAF and during a period training in Canada, met and married his wife Jessie.[1][3] Scott returned to Scotland in 1942 and was posted to No. 19 Operational Training Unit at RAF Kinloss.[1] On 26 July 1942, Sergeant Scott, serving as an air gunner on board an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, took off from RAF Kinloss to conduct a cross-country training exercise. The aircraft suffered engine failure in mid-air, caught fire, and crashed into the Dornoch Firth off Tain, killing all 5 on board, including Scott. The Whitley was attempting to get to RAF Tain when it crashed.[5][1][6] His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Air Forces Memorial.[1][3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Fife 1933–34[2] Scottish Second Division 31 7 1 0 — 32 7
1934–35[2] 33 14 0 0 — 33 14
1935–36[2] 33 14 1 0 — 34 14
1936–37[2] 27 6 3 2 — 30 8
Total 124 41 5 2 — 129 43
Aberdeen 1936–37[1] Scottish First Division 5 1 — 0 0 5 1
1937–38[1] 9 1 0 0 2[a] 0 11 1
1938–39[1] 8 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Total 22 2 2 0 3 0 27 2
Career total 146 43 7 2 3 0 156 45
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Dewar Shield

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Cowden will remember". Central Fife Times. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Scott G". internationalbcc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ^ "I never had chance to meet vibrant young man who was my uncle Errol". www.newmarketjournal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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