Elisha Scott
Elisha Scott ( born August 24, 1894 in Belfast, Ireland, † May 16, 1959 ) was a Northern Irish football goalkeeper and coach. In the 1910s to 1930s, he was almost for 22 years, goalkeeper of FC Liverpool. As a coach, he was in the 1930s and 1940s 31 items with the Catholic Club Belfast Celtic win. In addition, it was 31 times in goal for the Irish national football team.
Scott was not a tall goalkeeper (about 5 feet, 9 inches ~ 1.75 m), but known for its speed and agility, as well as its use will. Because of its long-standing loyalty to Liverpool he was extremely popular with fans of the club.
Career
Scott came as a 14- year-old from Linfield FC from his hometown because of better training for youth team of Broadway United. His older brother Billy Scott, a long been successful goalkeeper at Everton and 25 -fold Irish goalkeeper, gave him 17 years old as a substitute goalkeeper on the Reds.
On January 1, 1913, he made his debut for Liverpool against Newcastle United, which he survived without conceding a goal. But it was not until 1914/15 could be up goalie Scott Pedigree of the Reds. His career in England but was soon interrupted by the First World War. Until his return to Liverpool in 1920, he played some time in the Kriegsnotliga the Belfast region at Belfast Celtic, where he celebrated the vice-championship and the cup win once each. The to returning to Liverpool following years were Scott's most successful period for the Reds. After he had become 1920 National player, he had in the years 1922 /23 and 1923/24, large proportion of the two championships Liverpool. In the total of 81 appearances for the Reds in two seasons the opposing teams were able to achieve only 67 goals against him.
In the following years, the Reds were unable to repeat this success. Scott, however, remained always very popular with the supporters of the club. But in the early 1930s showed that Scott got older and slower. 1933/34, during his last season in Liverpool, he came only to ten inserts. On February 21, 1934 Scott played after over 21 years at Liverpool one last, 468 times for the first team to return to his native Belfast after. Until the 1950s, remaining Scott record player Liverpool and today he is the player with the longest time as a professional in Liverpool - was under contract - 21 years and 51 days.
He was player-manager of Belfast Celtic, for whom he had played briefly during the First World War. After 1936, he ended his active career, but remained coach of Celtic. He should go down as one of the most successful coaches in the history of the Northern Ireland Association. In the twelve years 1936-1948 his club won ten championships, of which 1936 to 1942 seven in a row. There were seven Cup wins, Celtic won a total of 31 titles in that time.
Scott was also manager of Belfast Celtic, when it came to so-called " Boxing Day incident" on 26 December 1948. In the away game of his club at local rivals Linfield FC - a kilometer away from the home of Belfast Celtic - stormed the followers of the Protestant / royalist embossed Linfield FC the square and beat the players and some supervisor of the catholic guest team together that some of the players suffered broken bones. As a result of this incident, Celtic withdrew from the Northern Irish League and broke up later on. Belfast Celtic Scott remained only as a coach of a professional football team.
National
Scott was a total of 31 times goalkeepers in the selection of the Irish Football Association, four times in 1920 yet. Choice in the all-Ireland within the United Kingdom and later 26 times for Ireland as also An incoming Northern Ireland team He made his last game in 1936 42 years old - almost 17 years after his first senior international and two years after his return to Belfast. He scored a goal.
Achievements and honors
1998 honored the English Football League Scott, as she took him in the list of 100 legends of the English league.
- English Champion ( FC Liverpool, 2); 1923/24, 1924/25,
- Northern Irish champions (Belfast Celtic, 10); thereof ( 1) as a player-coach in 1935/36 and (9) as a trainer; 1936/37-1941/42, 1944, 1946/47, 1947/48
- Irish Cup winner (Belfast Celtic, 1) as a player; 1916/17
- Northern Irish Cup Winners (Belfast Celtic, 6) as a trainer; 1936/37, 1937/38, 1940 /41, 1942/43, 1943 /44, 1946/47,