Andrew Scott was born on 2nd August 1972 to the mother Val and father Peter. His brother Robert also plays league football and has recently transferred from Rotherham United to Oldham Athletic.

“Scotty” was born in Epsom and started his football career at Sutton United but his big break came when then manager Dave Bassett signed Andy for Sheffield United for a £75,000 fee in the 1992/93 season. The Blades were then in the Premier League, a truly amazing jump in the level and standard of football.

Andy made a dream debut for the Blades when he scored in a 4-2 win over Chelsea on the last day of the 1992/1993 season. The following season proved tough for Andy and he made only 16 appearances but featured in another win against Chelsea in late November 1993. Unfortunately a last minute goal by Chelsea on the last day of the season condemned the Blades to Division One football.

Andy spent five years in total with Sheffield United and made a total of 87 appearances (38 as substitute appearances) and bagged 11 goals.

But he showed he had the potential to make the league grade when he had loan spells with Division Two sides Chesterfield were he had an impressive ratio of more than a goal every other game (5 appearances, 3 goals) and helped Bury gain automatic promotion at the end of the 1996/97 season. He played in the game at Griffin Park, which saw the Shakers beat Brentford 2-0 to end Brentford’s own hopes of automatic promotion. Andy returned to Sheffield United but then opted for a move to Brentford.

It was Mickey Adams that bought Andy for a fee of £75,000 on the 21st November 1997 and he contributed 5 goals in a season which saw the Bees relgated.

The Bees bounced back as Champions the following season under Ron Noades and consolidated their position the following season. Season 2000/01 however saw Andy start back up front for the Bees and score a tremendous 15 goals by Christmas. Ron Noades then strangely decided to accept an offer from Oxford United of just £75,000 and Andy moved to the Kassam Stadium in January, 2001.

Oxford’s struggles after the departure of Joe Kinnear within weeks of Andy’s arrival are well documented by the League tables and Andy moved on to Leyton Orient in March, 2004,

Andy’s last season in football proved to be a successful one as he had 9 goals to his name before the dramatic incident that proved to change his life.

Leyton Orient boss Martin Ling said ;

"This is a tremendous blow to Andy and one we are all still trying to come to terms with at the club. It puts a game of football into perspective really and shows how fragile life can be. Andy's whole life has been turned upside down by this news and he has been assured that the club will do all it can to support him and his family at this time. It's a terrible way for his career to come to an end, but in a way, it could have been a lot worse.

Andy was a model pro and had impressed us all this season, scoring some great goals and having a big influence on the team. The loss of a footballer is disappointing - but there's more to life than football and in this instance we're just glad not to have lost him as a person as well."

Scotty’s career in the lower divisions was a successful one where he was transferred for a total of £200,000 and played in 387 competitive games and scored 85 goals over a 12 year playing career.