Scott Allison

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Scott Allison
Full name	Scott Allison
Date of birth	3 November 1987 (1987-11-03) (age 20)
Place of birth	Guisborough, England
Height	6'1
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
?-2004 2004-2007	York City Cardiff City
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007-2008 2007	Hartlepool United → Gateshead (loan)	0 (0) 5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 7 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

This article is about the football player. For the ice hockey player, see Scott Allison (ice hockey).

Scott Allison (born 3 November 1987 in Guisborough) is a professional footballer who is a free agent after his release from Hartlepool United. He plays as a goalkeeper.

He began his career as a trainee at York City and went on trial with Football League Championship side Cardiff City in 2004 at the age of 16^[1]. After impressing during that time he moved to Cardiff to finish his scholarship. York received compensation for the move and were set to receive more should Allison eventually sign a professional contract with the Bluebirds. However Cardiff decided not to offer him a contract and he was subsequently released at the end of the 2006/07 season. During his time at Cardiff Allison played in the clubs FAW youth cup trophy win alongside players like Chris Gunter, Darcy Blake and Michael Corcoran^[2]. He joined League One side Hartlepool United at the start of the 2007/08 season and on 11 October he signed a one-month loan deal with non-league side Gateshead^[3]. He was recalled from the loan spell by Hartlepool in early November.