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Alexander “Alex” Silcock Scott (22 November 1937 — 13 September 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.

Born in Falkirk, Scott started his career at Rangers, whom he joined aged 16 in 1954 from Bo’ness United. He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Falkirk at Ibrox while just 19 years old. In nine years with the club he scored 108 goals in 331 matches and won four Scottish Football League First Division titles, one Scottish Cup and two League Cups. He was also part of the Rangers side defeated by Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final, scoring the Gers’ only goal. With Rangers signing Willie Henderson, he moved to Everton in February 1963 for £39,000 and helped them win the Division One title two months later. He also won the FA Cup with the Toffees in 1966.

Scott returned to Scotland when signed by Hibernian for £13,000 in 1967 and finished his career at his hometown club Falkirk between 1970 and 1972. Curiously, Hibernian used part of the fee they received from Newcastle United for the transfer of Alex’s younger brother Jim to finance his signature. The brothers did play together at Falkirk, however, Jim joining several months before Alex’s retirement in 1972.

Scott won 16 caps for Scotland between 1956 and 1966 and was a member of their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad. He also represented his country at B and under-23 level, as well as appearing 7 times for the Scottish League.

Scott went into business with his brother after his retirement from football. He died in Falkirk in 2001 aged 63.

• Full name Alexander Silcock Scott
• Date of birth November 22, 1937(1937-11-22)
• Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
• Date of death September 13, 2001 (aged 63)
• Place of death Falkirk, Scotland
• Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
• Playing position Outside right
• Senior clubs
• 1954-1963 Rangers 216 (57)
• 1963-1967 Everton 149 (23)
• 1967-1970 Hibernian 40 (2)
• 1970-1972 Falkirk 23 (0)
• National team
• 1957-1966 Scotland 16 (5)

John Collins:
Real name John Collins,
Height 5.07,
Weight 10.10,
Date of birth 31-01-1968,
Place of birth Galashiels,
Position Midfielder,
Nationality Scotland,
International Caps 58,
International Goals 12

John was SPFA young player of the year 1987-88 whilst with Hibernian.
John was won 58 caps for Scotland between 1988 and 2000.

Playing career

As a youngster he played both rugby and football before turning his attention strictly to football. At youth level, John played for Hutchison Vale between 1980 and 1984, captaining the side for four years, before signing as a professional with Hibernian. At the professional level, Collins played for Hibernian, Celtic, AS Monaco, Everton, and Fulham.

Hibernian

Collins played for Hibernian from 1984 until his million pound transfer to Celtic in 1990. During his 6 seasons with the club he played 195 times and scored 21 goals.

Celtic

Collins signed for Celtic in 1990, becoming their first million pound player. He generally played on the left side of midfield, scoring 47 goals in 217 appearances. He is unfortunate to have played in one of Celtic’s most barren spells and won only one trophy, the 1995 Scottish Cup.

Monaco and later playing career

Collins moved to AS Monaco in the summer of 1996 on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. Celtic, under the direction of Fergus McCann, attempted to obtain compensation for the loss of Collins. McCann argued that the Bosman ruling did not apply to this case because AS Monaco are based in the principality of Monaco and are outside of European Union jurisdiction.

Collins won the French championship in 1997 with Monaco, who then reached the semi-final of the 1998 UEFA Champions League, defeating Manchester United in the quarter-final. Collins returned to the UK in the summer of 1998 by moving to Everton, before ending his playing career with Fulham.

Scotland

For Scotland, he scored 12 goals in 58 caps and played for his country at Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup. He scored in the opening match of that World Cup, with a penalty against Brazil. Collins retired from international football after the aggregate defeat in the Euro 2000 playoff by England in November 1999.

After playing

After retiring from club football in the summer of 2003, Collins spent time with his family while also obtaining coaching qualifications, including the UEFA Pro licence. Collins has retained links with his former clubs. An amusing case of this was when Fulham signed a new player in 2004, John Collins introduced Collins John.

Hibs manager

On October 31, 2006 he was named as manager of Hibernian. Collins led Hibernian to their first piece of silverware in 16 years when they defeated Kilmarnock 5-1 in the Scottish League Cup Final on March 18, 2007.

JOE McBRIDE

Born: Glasgow d.o.b: 17 August 1960

Position: Winger

Teams Seasons Apps. Gls.
Source : Apprentice
Everton 79-82 57 9
Rotherham United 82-84 45 12
Oldham Athletic 83-85 36 5
Hibernian 84-89 81 11
Dundee 88-91 49 5
East Fife 91-94 88 19
Albion Rovers 93-96 56 10
Livingston 95-96 2 0
Hamilton Academical 96-97 3 0
to Maryhill

Totals 417 71

Alexander “Alex” Silcock Scott (22 November 1937 — 13 September 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.

Born in Falkirk, Scott started his career at Rangers, whom he joined aged 16 in 1954 from Bo’ness United. He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Falkirk at Ibrox while just 19 years old. In nine years with the club he scored 108 goals in 331 matches and won four Scottish Football League First Division titles, one Scottish Cup and two League Cups. He was also part of the Rangers side defeated by Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final, scoring the Gers’ only goal. With Rangers signing Willie Henderson, he moved to Everton in February 1963 for £39,000 and helped them win the Division One title two months later. He also won the FA Cup with the Toffees in 1966.

Scott returned to Scotland when signed by Hibernian for £13,000 in 1967 and finished his career at his hometown club Falkirk between 1970 and 1972. Curiously, Hibernian used part of the fee they received from Newcastle United for the transfer of Alex’s younger brother Jim to finance his signature. The brothers did play together at Falkirk, however, Jim joining several months before Alex’s retirement in 1972.

Scott won 16 caps for Scotland between 1956 and 1966 and was a member of their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad. He also represented his country at B and under-23 level, as well as appearing 7 times for the Scottish League.

Scott went into business with his brother after his retirement from football. He died in Falkirk in 2001 aged 63.

• Full name Alexander Silcock Scott
• Date of birth November 22, 1937(1937-11-22)
• Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
• Date of death September 13, 2001 (aged 63)
• Place of death Falkirk, Scotland
• Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
• Playing position Outside right
• Senior clubs
• 1954-1963 Rangers 216 (57)
• 1963-1967 Everton 149 (23)
• 1967-1970 Hibernian 40 (2)
• 1970-1972 Falkirk 23 (0)
• National team
• 1957-1966 Scotland 16 (5)