{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Scott Kay | image = | caption = | fullname = Scott John David Kay<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |title=Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13 |publisher=The Football League |page=78 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archivedate=2 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Denton, England | height = 5 ft 10+1/2 in | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2003–2009 | youthclubs1 = Manchester City | years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Manchester City | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = Macclesfield Town | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Huddersfield Town | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Southport (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = Macclesfield Town | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = Southport | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Mossley | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2015–2018 | clubs8 = FC United of Manchester | caps8 = 103| goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2018–2019 | clubs9 = Ashton United | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 0 | years10= 2019–2020 | clubs10= Glossop North End | caps10= 15 | goals10= 0<!-- https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/glossop-north-end/appearances/2019-2020/scott-kay/439922 --> | years11= 2023–2024 | clubs11= Trafford | caps11= 13 | goals11= 1<!-- http://www.fwp.co/trafford/appearances/2023-2024/scott-kay/957199 --> | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 22:08, 3 February 2025 (UTC) | ntupdate = }} '''Scott John David Kay''' (born 18 September 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer.
==Career== Kay, a lifelong Manchester City fan, started career coming through the Manchester City youth system, failing to make an appearance for the first team.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mcfcreservesandacademy.co.uk/kay/ |title=Manchester City profile |date=2011-08-07 |accessdate=2011-08-06}}</ref>
=== Macclesfield Town === He signed for Football League Two side Macclesfield Town on 25 June 2011 on a free transfer after being released by City.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~2381867,00.html |title=Silkmen sign Scott Kay |date=2011-06-25 |accessdate=2011-08-06}}</ref> He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011, in the opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge at Moss Rose.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14351853 |title=Macclesfield 0–1 Dag & Red |date=2011-08-06 |access-date=2011-08-06 |work=BBC News}}</ref> In May 2012, Kay was released by Macclesfield due to the expiry of his contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Retained List Announced|url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~2785024,00.html|accessdate=22 May 2012|newspaper=Macclesfield Town|date=22 May 2012}}</ref>
=== Huddersfield Town === After impressing trial over the summer catching the eye of Huddersfield Development Squad coach Steve Eyre who he had worked with at Manchester City, Kay was offered a short-term deal with the club to play in the Development Squad for the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-dev-squad-signings-351716.aspx?pageView=full#anchored|title = ADDITIONS MADE TO DEV SQUAD - News - Huddersfield Town}}</ref>
=== Southport === Kay joined Southport in January 2013 and went on to make 16 appearances for the club in the second half of the 2012–13 season.
=== Return to Macclesfield Town === On 8 August 2013, Scott re signed for Macclesfield Town after having been on trial with the club in pre-season.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23619609 "Macclesfield sign Danny Whitaker, Danny Rowe & Scott Kay"]. ''BBC Sport''. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.</ref>
=== Return to Southport === Scott returned to Southport on the 18 June 2014 ahead of the 2014–15 season, after his contract at Macclesfield Town expired.
=== FC United of Manchester === He played three seasons for the club leaving in 2018.<ref>[http://fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=8063 FC United Squad update: Baird and Kay], fc-utd.co.uk, 28 September 2018</ref>
===Ashton United=== In October 2018 he joined Ashton United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ashtonunited/news/scott-kay-becomes-a-robin-2361600.html|title = Scott Kay Becomes a Robin}}</ref>
===Trafford=== In October 2023, Kay returned to the pitch, signing with Trafford FC.<ref>[https://www.traffordfc.com/news/incomings-2813700.html INCOMINGS........], traffordfc.com, 31 October 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.thenpl.co.uk/articles/experienced-duo-make-trafford-move-78807 Experienced duo make Trafford move], thenpl.co.uk, 3 February 2023</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
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