Scott Leather

Scott Leather
Leather playing for Altrincham in 2013
Personal information
Full name Scott Ashley Leather
Date of birth (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Sale, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2009 Crewe Alexandra
2009–2011 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Preston North End 2 (0)
2012–2016 Altrincham 156 (7)
2016– Chorley 179 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:49, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Scott Ashley Leather (born 30 September 1992) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Chorley as a defender.

Career

Born in Sale, Greater Manchester, Leather was a member of Crewe Alexandra's youth team between the ages of 8 and 16, before moving to Preston North End in 2009. Leather made his first team debut for Preston on 30 April 2011 against Ipswich Town in a 2–1 defeat. In May 2012, Leather was released from the club after being told his contract would not be renewed. He signed for Altrincham in July 2012.

In the summer of 2016 he rejected a new deal at the club, leaving his hometown club after 179 appearances in all competitions. He signed for Chorley in May 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2010–11 Championship 200000—20
Altrincham 2012–13 Conference North 39130—50471
2013–14 37510—80465
2014–15 Conference Premier 36120—10391
2015–16 National League 44030—30500
Total 156790—1701827
Chorley 2016–17 National League North 43400—10444
2017–18 18130—10221
Total 61530—20665
Career total 219121200019025012
  1. ↑ One appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup, two in FA Trophy, two in Conference North play-offs
  2. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Cheshire Senior Cup, three in Conference North play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scott Leather". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Preston North End F.C. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Leather in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Altrincham FC First-Team Players 2012/13". Altrincham F.C. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Leather leaves Alty". nonleague.pitchero. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "NEWS FLASH... Scott Leather joins from Altrincham". www.chorleyfc.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scott Leather at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cup games played by Scott Leather in 2012/2013". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Cup games played by Scott Leather in 2013/2014". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2014.