Player #515
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1965-66
1967-68
Retired
Tony Scott
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1965-67 🕒 57 | 54 (3) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 14 | 🇺 1 | #515 |
Season :
1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 |
Age :
24 | 25 | 26 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D2 |
Squad # :
# | # | # |
Appearances :
29 | 25 | 3 |
Starts :
29 | 22 | 3 |
Substitute :
0 | 3 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 1 | 0 |
Goals :
2 | 2 | 1 |
Assists :
7 | 7 | 0 |
Involvements :
9 | 9 | 1 |
Games / Goal :
14.50 | 12.50 | 3.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Anthony James Ernest Scott
Birth Date
1 April 1941
Birth Place
Huntingdon
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1957-59 West Ham United Youth
Football League Second Division, First Division
1959-65 West Ham United
Football League First Division
🕒 83 | ⚽ 16 | (League)
Original Transfer
Aged
24
From
West Ham United
For
£25,000
On
1 October 1965
Under
Dick Taylor 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
26
Torquay United
£5,000
September 1967
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1967-70 Torquay United
Football League Third Division
🕒 87 | 82 (5) | ⚽ 4 | (League)
1970-72 AFC Bournemouth
Football League Third Division
🕒 62 | 60 (2) | ⚽ 6 | (League)
1972-74 Exeter City
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 51 | 51 (0) | ⚽ 2 | (League)
1974 Retired aged 33
Died
18 September 2021, Aged 80
Tony Scott
Villa Career
1965-67 | £25k |
1965-67 Football League First Division, 1967-68 Football League Second Division,
🕒 57 | 54 (3) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 14 | 🇺 1 | #515 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Dick Taylor 🏴 1965-67
Tommy Cummings 🏴 1967
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Dick Taylor 🏴
First Squad
9 October 1965
Manager
Transfer In
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1965-66
9 October 1965
Newcastle United (a), Division One
24
Dick Taylor 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1967-68
16 September 1967
Charlton Athletic (a), Division Two
26
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Final Squad
16 September 1967
Manager
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Tony Scott
Player #514 for Aston Villa, Anthony James Ernest Scott known as Tony Scott played as a winger for the club.
Between 1965-66 and 1967-68, Tony made 57 appearances, scoring 5 goals.
Villa had signed Tony from West Ham United for £25,000/
Tony was born in St. Neots on 1 April 1941 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 9 October 1965 aged 24.
Villa swooped on West Ham to bring Tony to Villa Park aged 24 with the hope of recreating his successful partnership with Phil Woosnam who Villa had signed in November 1962.
At 33 however Woosnam was coming to the end of his career and by the season end the partnership was broken.
Tony stuck around for another season before moving on to Torquay United.
Tony made his final appearance for Villa on Saturday, 16 September 1967 aged 26 before moving on to Torquay United in September 1967 for a fee of £5,000 aged 26.
Tony had played under Villa managers Dick Taylor and Tommy Cummings.