Scott Loach

Infobox Football biography
playername = Scott Loach


fullname = Scott James Loach
height = height|ft=6|in=4
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|5|27|df=y
cityofbirth = Nottingham
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Watford
clubnumber = 13
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2004–2006
youthclubs = Lincoln City
years = 2006–
2007
2007
2008
clubs =Watford
→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
→ Morecambe (loan)
→ Bradford City (loan)
caps(goals) = 01 (0)
11 (0)
02 (0)
20 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Scott James Loach (born 27 May 1988) is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Watford and has had loan spells with non-league Stafford Rangers and League Two sides Morecambe and Bradford City.

Career

Early career

Loach was born in Nottingham and was a member of the academy at Ipswich Town from 1997 to 2000. Between 2002 and 2003 he played for Southwell United and joined Lincoln City as a 15-year-old in April 2003, becoming an apprentice in summer 2004. [cite web
url=http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~498345,00.html
title=Five youngsters offered scholarships
publisher=Lincoln City Football Club
date=2004-11-17
accessdate=2008-07-05] During his time at Sincil Bank, Loach spent a number of periods on work experience with non-league sides. In August 2004 he joined Bourne Town. [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=20145
title=Appleby raids former club again
publisher=Non League Daily
date=31 August 2004
accessdate=2008-02-06] He went to Boston Town in January 2005, [cite web
url=http://stneotsfc.net/news/2005-01_newsletter_January.pdf
title=Eagle Bitter United Counties League Newsletter No 184
format=PDF
publisher=St Neots Town official website
date=January 2005
pages=p. 5
accessdate=2008-02-06] a spell that was extended until the end of the 2005–06 season. [cite web
url=http://stneotsfc.net/news/2005-03_Newsletter_March.pdf
title=Eagle Bitter United Counties League Newsletter No 186
format=PDF
publisher=St Neots Town official website
date=March 2005
pages=p. 3
accessdate=2008-02-06] In August 2005, he had a spell with Spalding United, [cite web
url=http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/matchdetails.php?id=2168
title=Gingerbreads fail to defend Shield
publisher=Grantham Town official website
date=6 August 2005
accessdate=2008-02-06] before ending the month with a two game spell with Stamford. [cite news
url=http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/sport/Wakes-will-get-it-right.845511.jp
title=Wakes will get it right
publisher=Rutland & Stamford Mercury
date=24 August 2004
accessdate=2008-02-06] [cite news
url=http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/sport/Wakes-hoping-for-cup-joy.849068.jp
title=Wakes hoping for cup joy
publisher=Rutland & Stamford Mercury
date=2 September 2004
accessdate=2008-02-06] In November 2005 he had a one game spell with Lincoln United [cite web
url=http://www.comeonyouwhites.com/news/story.asp?aid=329
title=Lincoln United v Bradford Park Avenue preview
publisher=Lincoln United F.C. Official Website
date=7 November, 2005
accessdate=2008-09-02] [cite web
url=http://www.comeonyouwhites.com/news/story.asp?aid=333
title=Win against Bradford Park Avenue
publisher=Lincoln United F.C. Official Website
date=19 November, 2005
accessdate=2008-09-02] before returning to Boston Town, [cite news
url=http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/sport/Secondhalf-collapse-a-familiar-tale.1264318.jp
title=Second-half collapse a familiar tale of woe
publisher=Boston Standard
date=23 November 2005
accessdate=2008-02-06] while in March 2006 he went to Grantham Town. [cite web
url=http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/player.php?id=1783
title=Scott Loach profile
publisher=Grantham Town official website
accessdate=2008-02-06]

Watford

Despite being offered professional terms at Lincoln City, Loach joined Watford on trial in April 2006,cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.1999760.0..php
title=Hornets keeper joins City
date=28 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-28
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] officially signing professional terms for Watford in June with Lincoln City receiving a transfer fee of £50,000. In pre-season 2007 he was on trial at Leeds United with a view to a loan move,cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6915926.stm|title=Leeds face goalkeeping crisis|date=26 July 2007|accessdate=2007-07-29] but it did not come to fruition. In September 2007 he joined Conference side Stafford Rangers on loan for a month. [cite news|publisher=Watfordfc.com|url=http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1114407,00.html|title=Loach joins Stafford Rangers|date=17 September 2007|accessdate=2007-09-17] His loan was extended to three months,cite news
url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/display.var.1964578.0.loach_returns_from_loan.php
title=Loach returns from loan
date=14 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-28
publisher=Watford Observer
first=Kevin
last=Affleck] and he played a total of league 11 games for Stafford. He joined Morecambe on loan in January 2008 initially for a month, making his debut on 1 January in a 2–1 defeat to Stockport County. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morecambe/7166252.stm
title=Morecambe secure Watford keeper
date=2 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-28
publisher=BBC Sport] He made only one more league appearance for Morecambe, during which he saved a penalty from Macclesfield Town's Martin Gritton, [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7163988.stm
title=Macclesfield 1-2 Morecambe
date=5 January [008
accessdate=2008-01-28
publisher=BBC Sport] before he returned to Watford after just two weeks. At the end of the month he joined Bradford City, another League Two club, on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season as replacement for Donovan Ricketts, [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7213719.stm
title=Loach replaces QPR-bound Ricketts
date=28 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-28
publisher=BBC Sport] who was expected to move to Queens Park Rangers until he was refused a work permit. [cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2006012.0..php
title=Ricketts returns to City
date=30 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-30
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Mike
last=Crowther] Loach made his debut a day after joining Bradford, conceding twice in their 4–2 victory over Shrewsbury Town. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7210651.stm
title=Bradford 4-2 Shrewsbury
date=29 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-30
publisher=BBC Sport] He followed it up five days later with a clean sheet against Macclesfield Town after he saved a second penalty at Moss Rose in as many months. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7210673.stm
title=Macclesfield 0-1 Bradford
date=2 February 2008
accessdate=2008-02-02
publisher=BBC Sport] Loach played the remainder of the season with Bradford, making 20 appearances for the club, who finished in 10th place in League Two. [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=46249
title=Scott Loach
accessdate=2008-05-03
publisher=Soccerbase]

He returned to Watford and made his league debut as a substitute on 20 September 2008 when he came on to replace Mart Poom in the fourth minute of a game against Reading. Loach conceded his first goal in controversial circumstances when the referee and linesman gave a goal instead of a corner. The game finished in a 2–2 draw but the goal will be reviewed by the Professional Game Match Officials Board. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7614022.stm
title=Watford 2-2 Reading
date=2008-09-20
accessdate=2008-09-21
publisher=BBC Sport] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7628234.stm
title=Reading goal error to be examined
date=2008-09-21
accessdate=2008-09-21
publisher=BBC Sport]

References

External links

* [http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~36923,00.html Scott Loach profile] at watfordfc.co.uk
*soccerbase|46249|Scott Loach

Persondata
NAME = Loach, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 27 May 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH = Nottingham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =