Scott Weight

Scott Aaron Weight (born 3 April 1987) is an English semi-professional footballer who played as a midfielder or central defender.

Weight began his career at Brentford, for whom he made one professional appearance before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2005. He joined Ashford Town (Middlesex) in 2006, held the captaincy and was one of the club's longest serving players before his departure in 2014. Weight 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".

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. 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. He made his professional debut in the match, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Peters after 82 minutes of the 3–0 defeat. It was Weight's only involvement for the first team and he was released at the end of the 2004–05 season.

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. He made 24 appearances and scored one goal during the 2007–08 season. Weight made only 12 appearances during the 2008–09 season, but won the Surrey Senior Cup with the team.

Weight made 35 appearances and was the 2009–10 Ashford Town Player Of Year, but the season ended on a sour note after the Tangerines suffered relegation to the Southern League First Division Central. 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. 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. Weight departed the club after the season.

Egham Town Weight joined Southern League First Division Central club Egham Town during the 2014 off-season. before suffering a broken ankle during a 1–0 defeat to Abingdon United on 30 August 2014.

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. which was his last with the club. As a result of the 2020–21 Isthmian League season being declared null and void in February 2021, Weight finished the campaign with six appearances and one goal. Weight later returned to the club as assistant manager.

Sunday league football Weight made appearances for Chiswick & District Sunday League Veterans Premier Division club Shire United Veterans First during the 2021–22 season.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals Brentford 2004–05 0 1 0 Hampton & Richmond Borough 2005–06 0 13 1 2007–08 Isthmian League Premier Division 14 1 0 0

2 0 16 1 2008–09 Isthmian League Premier Division 7 0 0 0

2 Combined Counties League Premier Division 33 2 0 0

5 0 38 2 2018–19 Isthmian League South Central Division 26 0 1 0

4 0 31 0 2019–20 Isthmian League South Central Division 25 0 1 0

5 0 31 0

148 6 4 0

21 0 173 6 Bedfont Sports 2020–21 0 33 1

2025–26 Isthmian League South Central Division 3 0 0 0

1 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