Scott Laird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Scott Laird

Footballer

Date of Birth: 15-May-1988

Place of Birth: Taunton, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Scott Laird

  • Scott Benjamin Laird (born 15 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Southern League Premier Division South club Weston-super-Mare.
  • He is also the club's assistant manager. Laird began his football career as a trainee at Plymouth Argyle, progressing through the club's centre of excellence.
  • He spent eight years on the club's books, but only managed to make one first–team appearance for the club.
  • In 2006, he was loaned out to Tiverton Town, playing a total of 20 games for the club, scoring four times.
  • He was later loaned to Torquay United in September 2007, making two appearances for the side.
  • Another loan spell followed, this time to Stevenage in late 2007.
  • Laird impressed under manager Peter Taylor and signed on a permanent basis at the start of February 2008. He was voted the club's Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season, a season in which the Hertfordshire side won promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history.
  • He played an integral role in the club's 2010–11 campaign the following year, helping Stevenage earn promotion to League One.
  • He left Stevenage when his contract expired in 2012, and joined Preston North End.
  • He spent three years at Preston, culminating in promotion to the Championship during the 2014–15 season.
  • Laird joined League One side Scunthorpe United in June 2015, spending the 2016–17 season on loan at Walsall.
  • In June 2017, he signed for Forest Green Rovers.
  • Laird rejoined Walsall on loan in January 2019 for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.
  • He left Forest Green in May 2019 and joined Weston-super-Mare in an player-assistant manager role a month later. Laird has also represented Scotland at youth level, captaining the Scotland U16 team and also at various youth levels.
  • Laird was called up for the England C side in April 2009, starting in a game against the Belgium U21 team.

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