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
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
| 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 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Cowden will remember". Central Fife Times. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Scott G". internationalbcc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
