Scott Linton

Scott Linton

Personal information
Full name	Scott Linton
Date of birth	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder Defender
Team information
Current team	Clyde
Number	3
Youth career
	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Cowdenbeath	133	(10)
2013–2015	Dumbarton	57	(0)
2015–	Clyde	31	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Scott Linton (born 6 September 1989), is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Clyde. He played for Hibernian as a youth player before playing for Cowdenbeath and Dumbarton. Linton plays as a defender.

Career

Born in Glasgow, a versatile player who plays left back but is equally comfortable in other areas of the pitch

Cowdenbeath

Born in Glasgow, Linton signed for Cowdenbeath in January 2008. He made 100 appearances for the 'Blue Brazil'.

Dumbarton

In June 2013 he signed for Dumbarton. He scored his first goal for Dumbarton in November 2013, against Berwick Rangers. On 20 May 2014 Linton agreed a new one-year deal with the club. He left the club on 5 May 2015 having made a total of 67 appearances for the club, scoring once.

Clyde

He signed a pre contract agreement at Clyde FC in April 2015 for the 2015/16 season. Scoring the winner on his league debut away against Stirling Albion He became the teams regular penalty taker despite never having taken one at senior level before joining the club.On 12 September 2015, Linton scored in a 4–2 win against Annan Athletic at Broadwood. He the scored the winner at Queen's Park in the play-off final second leg, but Clyde lost 3–2 on aggregate and failed to win promotion from League Two. Linton made 41 appearances in all competitions in 2015–16, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals and registering 13 assists, also winning a number of the club's Player of the Year Awards.

External links

• Scott Linton career statistics at Soccerbase