| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Aaron Houghton | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Hitchin, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | (2) |
| 1991 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1992 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | → Gillingham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Luton Town | 16 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Walsall | 78 | (14) |
| 1996–1999 | Peterborough United | 58 | (11) |
| 1998 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Southend United (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Southend United | 52 | (6) |
| 2000–2002 | Leyton Orient | 42 | (6) |
| 2002 | Halifax Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Stevenage Borough | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 313 | (45) | |
| International career | |||
| England Under-20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Scott Houghton (born 22 October 1971 in Hitchin) is an English former footballer and current Police Officer. Houghton was a midfielder who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before going on to play for a succession of lower league clubs including Peterborough United.
After retiring from the game, Houghton decided to join the police force. In his first posting as a police officer, he was appointed the on-site police officer for The Voyager School.
Houghton has also had television exposure, as he also appears in the Sky TV Police series Cop Squad that follows the going's on at Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
Honours
- Walsall
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 1994–95
Individual
External links
- Scott Houghton at Soccerbase
References
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