Billy Scott

William Reed Scott (6 December 1907 – 12 January 1969) was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside forward. He is best remembered for his time with Brentford, for whom he made over 290 appearances. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015. Scott was capped once by England at international level.

Career

Middlesbrough Born in Willington Quay, Scott began his senior career at First Division club Middlesbrough in 1927. He made just 28 appearances in five years at Ayresome Park and departed at the end of the 1931–32 season. Scott quickly made an impression, making 42 appearances and scoring 15 goals in the 1932–33 season, to help the Bees to the Third Division South title. Now playing in the Second Division, further success would follow in the 1934–35 season, when Scott's 18 goals helped Brentford to their second title in three seasons, to secure a place in the First Division for the first time in the club's history. which made him the second Brentford player to achieve the feat after Jack Holliday the previous year.

Scott performed strongly in the First Division and was a virtual ever-present during the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons, scoring 11 and 15 goals respectively and in total, he missed just five games in his first five seasons at Griffin Park. Scott returned to Brentford after hostilities ended in 1945.

Aldershot Scott joined Third Division South club Aldershot in 1947 and made 21 appearances before retiring from league football in 1948. Scott's form for Brentford during the 1936–37 season saw him called up to the England squad for a Home International away to Wales on 17 October 1936 and he played in the 2–1 defeat.

Career statistics

Honours Brentford Football League Second Division: 1934–35 Football League Third Division South: 1932–33

Individual

Brentford Hall of Fame