Scott McGleish

Scott McGleish
Personal information
Full name Scott McGleish[1]
Date of birth (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974[1]
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leverstock Green
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Edgware Town 36 (32)
1994–1995 Charlton Athletic 6 (0)
1994 → Leyton Orient (loan) 6 (1)
1995–1996 Peterborough United 13 (0)
1996 → Colchester United (loan) 15 (6)
1996 → Cambridge United (loan) 10 (7)
1996–1997 Leyton Orient 34 (7)
1997–2001 Barnet 134 (37)
2001–2004 Colchester United 144 (38)
2004–2007 Northampton Town 111 (42)
2007–2009 Wycombe Wanderers 75 (34)
2008–2009 → Northampton Town (loan) 9 (1)
2009 → Leyton Orient (loan) 16 (5)
2009–2011 Leyton Orient 81 (24)
2011–2012 Bristol Rovers 27 (7)
2012 → Barnet (loan) 9 (0)
2012 Whitehawk 6 (3)
2012 Chesham United 7 (1)
2013 Enfield Town 13 (12)
2013–2017 Wealdstone 112 (44)
2017 Cheshunt 1 (0)
2017–2018 Chesham United 15 (2)
2018–2019 Edgware Town 6 (0)
2019 Hendon 3 (0)
2019–2021 Edgware Town 16 (9)
2021– Leverstock Green 41 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Leverstock Green (assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Scott McGleish (born February 10, 1974) is an English footballer who plays for Leverstock Green,[2] in addition to serving as an assistant manager.[3] In a career spanning 32 years across four decades, McGleish has made over 900 league appearances. He is one of the few players to have ever passed 1,100 games in competitive matches.[4]

Career

Charlton Athletic

McGleish was born in Barnet, Greater London.[1] He began his career at non-league Edgware Town in 1993, before being scouted by league club Charlton Athletic.[5] At the age of 20, McGleish was loaned to Leyton Orient for the first of four spells at the club. During this loan, he made six appearances and scored his first senior goal in league football. He returned to Charlton but made only a limited number of starts. He then moved to Peterborough United, where he made only a few substitute appearances. He was sent out on loans to Colchester United and Cambridge United.

1997–2007

He was subsequently sold to his previous club, Leyton Orient, now holding a constant place in the team, and in his one-year spell back at Brisbane Road he scored seven goals.[6] After this single season he was sold to Barnet, where he stayed for four years and had a goals-to-game ratio of a goal every 3.6 games.[7] He then returned to Colchester United, where he averaged a similar goal-scoring tally. He moved to Northampton Town in 2004 under a Bosman transfer and was their player of the year in his first season.[8] In 2006, he retained the player of the season accolade, Northampton's first player for 31 years to do so.[8] The same season, he scored 24 goals as Northampton won promotion. He signed a new two-year contract in June 2006.[8]

Wycombe Wanderers

He joined Wycombe Wanderers on 25 January 2007 for an undisclosed fee from Northampton Town, signing a two-year contract.[9]

McGleish was loaned out to his former club Northampton Town on 28 October 2008 for a month's loan lasting until 25 November, wearing shirt number 27. He scored his first goal in his second spell in a first-round FA Cup tie at Elland Road against Leeds United on 7 November.[10] His loan move was extended to January 2009, and he went on to score his first and only league goal of his loan period against Scunthorpe United.[11] McGleish's second spell at Northampton was less successful, as he scored only twice in 11 appearances. Manager Stuart Gray decided not to sign the striker in the January transfer window, and he returned to Wycombe.

East London again

He rejoined former club Leyton Orient on loan for the third time until the end of the 2008–09 season. He scored the first two goals of his loan spell in the 3–2 defeat at home to Peterborough United before returning to Wycombe and subsequently being released on 6 May 2009. He then signed a one-year contract with Leyton Orient on May 26, 2009. He scored 12 goals in 41 league appearances prior to the last game of the 2009–10 season away to Colchester United. His goals included a double against Carlisle United in a 2–2 draw and the winner away from home against old club Wycombe in October. He scored a diving header to give Orient a 1–0 win against Charlton Athletic and another double in a 2–1 win over Tranmere Rovers. On 1 May, he scored a 94th-minute goal to seal Orient's League One status with a 2–0 win over Wycombe with a game to spare. The goal also relegated his old club, as they needed a win to maintain their own League One status.

On 7 December 2010, McGleish scored an extra-time hat-trick in the FA Cup second round against Droylsden. His teammate Jonathan Téhoué also scored a hat-trick, ultimately guiding Orient to an 8–2 victory and a place in the Third Round.[12]

On 10 May 2011, McGleish was released by Leyton Orient after his fourth stint with the club, despite being the club's top scorer of the 2010–11 season with 17 league goals.[13] McGleish revealed that he had not been offered a new contract and added that he was "gutted and a little bit shocked", although he had suspected that he would be released.[14]

Bristol Rovers

On 29 June 2011, he signed a contract with recently relegated Bristol Rovers. McGleish stated that his desire to work with manager Paul Buckle was the main reason for him signing.

On 6 August 2011, the opening day of the 2011–12 season, McGleish scored Rovers' first goal and set up another on his debut for the club in their 3–2 win at AFC Wimbledon.[15]

McGleish re-joined Barnet on a short-term loan deal on 1 March 2012.[16][17]

On 17 May 2012, McGleish was released by the Rovers. In November 2012, McGleish joined Chesham United on a free transfer from Whitehawk.[18]

Enfield Town

McGleish was released from Whitehawk on 1 January 2013 and promptly joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Enfield Town.[19] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 defeat against Bury Town, in which he scored. He scored nine more goals in his next eight games, including braces against Carshalton Athletic and Metropolitan Police and a hat-trick against Cray Wanderers.

Wealdstone

In March 2013, McGleish accepted an offer to join rivals Wealdstone to help bolster their push for promotion to the Conference South.[20] He marked his debut with a goal in a 4–2 win over Margate. He played in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off semi-final against Concord Rangers, hitting the crossbar late on while Wealdstone were 1–0 up. They went on to lose the game 2–1 in extra time. McGleish signed on for the 2013–14 season at Wealdstone and was part of the team that won the Isthmian League Premier Division title and thus achieved promotion to the Conference South. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with 23 goals.

Cheshunt

In 2017, McGleish joined Cheshunt. He made his debut in a 3–1 home defeat to Dorking Wanderers in the FA Cup at the age of 43, making him the oldest player in Cheshunt's history.

Return to Chesham United

Having made only one appearance for Cheshunt, McGleish rejoined Chesham United in September 2017; he made his second début in a 2–0 win over Dunstable Town on 12 September, scoring the second goal.[21] In October 2018, McGleish departed the club alongside fellow coaches Mark Swales and Dave Sandiford.[22] He returned to Hendon as a player-coach in December 2018, a club he played for as a youth in the early 90s.[23]

Leverstock Green

In June 2021, McGleish joined Leverstock Green as player/assistant manager, joining new manager Fergus Moore.[3] He made 20 league appearances in his first season with the club and 20 in all competitions in the following season, but saw his playing time drastically reduced in the 2023–24 season, in which he made only three league appearances and five in all competitions. In the second of these, a 0–0 draw with Cockfosters on 23 March 2024, he achieved the distinction of having played beyond the age of 50;[24] however, the 2024–25 season brought only a further three appearances in the league, the last of these coming in October 2024 in a 3–3 draw with Biggleswade.[25]

In August 2025, after ten months away, he made his return to the first team in a 3–2 victory at Stotfold, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute.[26]

Managerial career

In June 2021, McGleish joined Leverstock Green as player/assistant manager, joining new manager Fergus Moore.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 March 2026[27][28][29][30][31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Edgware Town 1993–94Isthmian League Division Two36320000003632
Charlton Athletic 1994–95First Division6000000060
Leyton Orient (loan) 1994–95Second Division6100001172
Peterborough United 1995–96Second Division120101042182
1996–97Second Division1000000010
Total 13 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 19 2
Colchester United (loan) 1995–96Third Division155000020176
Cambridge United (loan) 1996–97Third Division107001000117
Leyton Orient 1996–97Third Division267100010287
1997–98Third Division80003100111
Total 34 7 1 0 3 1 1 0 39 8
Barnet 1997–98Third Division40131000004113
1998–99Third Division3681021114010
1999–2000Third Division44101022204912
2000–01Third Division195001111217
Total 139 36 3 0 5 4 4 2 151 42
Colchester United 2000–01Second Division215000000215
2001–02Second Division46152120205216
2002–03Second Division438101011469
2003–04Second Division34107110664817
Total 144 38 10 2 4 0 9 7 167 47
Northampton Town 2004–05League Two45133221315317
2005–06League Two42174421225024
2006–07League One25123100002813
Total 112 42 10 7 4 2 5 3 131 54
Wycombe Wanderers 2006–07League Two145000000145
2007–08League Two46261010205026
2008–09League Two153001010173
Total 75 34 1 0 2 0 3 0 81 34
Northampton Town (loan) 2008–09League One91210000112
Leyton Orient (loan) 2008–09League One165000000165
Leyton Orient 2009–10League One42122010004512
2010–11League One39128620004918
Total 97 29 10 6 3 0 0 0 110 35
Bristol Rovers 2011–12League Two277222010329
Barnet (loan) 2011–12League Two9000000090
Whitehawk 2012–13[2]Isthmian League Premier Division6321000084
Chesham United 2012–13Southern League Premier Division7112000083
Enfield Town 2012–13Isthmian League Premier Division13120000001312
Wealdstone 2012–13[32]Isthmian League Premier Division113000010123
2013–14[33]Isthmian League Premier Division37233300624628
2014–15Conference South3780000724410
2015–16National League South913[31]00041162
2016–17National League South70000083153
Total 101 35 6 3 0 0 26 8 133 46
Cheshunt 2017–18Isthmian League Division One North0010000010
Chesham United 2017–18Southern League Premier Division122000050172
2018–19Southern League Premier Division3010000040
Total 15 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 21 2
Edgware Town 2018–19SSML Premier Division6000000060
Hendon 2018–19Southern League Premier Division2000000020
2019–20Southern League Premier South1000001020
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Edgware Town 2019–20SSML Premier Division114000021135
2020–21SSML Premier Division5521002096
Total 16 9 2 1 0 0 4 1 22 11
Leverstock Green 2021–22SSML Premier Division200100060270
2022–23SSML Premier Division110300060200
2023–24SSML Premier Division3000002050
2024–25Southern League Division One Central3000000030
2025–26Southern League Division One Central4000000040
Total 41 0 4 0 0 0 14 0 59 0
Career total 940301572525780241,102358

Other interests

Until 2013, McGleish served on the management committee of the Professional Footballers' Association.[34]

In 2011, while at Leyton Orient, McGleish appeared in a television advert for the Nintendo DS in the UK.[35]

In 2023, McGleish spoke about his career on the 'Undr [sic] the Cosh' podcast, hosted by former footballers Jon Parkin and Chris Brown and comedy writer Chris J. Brown.[36]

Honours

Northampton Town[37]

Wealdstone

See also

References

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