Lloyd Scott
 Scott in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1979 | Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Orient | ||
| 1982 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
| Dagenham | |||
| Dartford | |||
| Maldon Town | |||
| Redbridge Forest | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lloyd Scott MBE (born 13 October 1961)[1] is an English former professional footballer and charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons.
Early life
[edit]Scott was born in Stepney and grew up in Rainham.[1]
Football career
[edit]Scott played as a goalkeeper for Orient, Watford, Blackpool, Dagenham, Dartford, Maldon Town and Redbridge Forest.[1][2] For Blackpool he made two appearances in the Football League.[3]
Scott combined his non-league career with a job as a firefighter.[1]
He late worked as a coach, including with the England women's team and Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
Charity fundraising
[edit]Scott began charity fundraising after surviving Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.[4]
In 2002 he completed the London Marathon in a diving suit.[5]
In 2009 he walked from Land's End to John O'Groats.[6][7]
By May 2011, he had raised over £5 million for various charities.[4]
On 2 July 2012 Scott, wearing a 130-pound (59 kg) diving suit, became the first person to complete the 2012 Olympic Marathon Course, prior to the official event, taking six days to do so.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "TOBN | Lloyd Scott". web.archive.org. 6 July 2009.
- ^ Lloyd Scott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/blackpool/blackpool.html
- ^ a b "Former Watford footballer's snail's pace for charity". Watford Observer. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Marathon man erodes lead boots". BBC News. 17 April 2002.
- ^ "Lloyd Scott MBE in the Spotlight | Tiverton People". archive.ph. 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Tyrannosaurus! TREKS!". Blackpool Gazette. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "London 2012: Olympic marathon course finished by diving suit man Lloyd Scott". BBC News. 2 June 2012.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Dagenham F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players
- Redbridge Forest F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff
- British male marathon runners
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Charity fundraisers (people)
- English male marathon runners