Icons: Alex Scott
It's time to explore another football icon.
This time, it will be our first female player with Alex Scott.
Alexandra Scott MBE is an English sports presenter, pundit, and former professional footballer. Known mainly as 'Alex Scott', she mostly played as a right-back for Arsenal. Scott made 140 appearances for the England national team and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Becoming an Arsenal legend
At club level, Scott has had three separate spells with Arsenal, punctuated with a season at Birmingham City in 2004–05 and three years in the American Women's Professional Soccer with Boston Breakers.
Scott was a key figure in Arsenal's historic "Quadruple" season in which they won every trophy they were involved in. In fact, they are the only team in the history of English football, across the men's and women's game, to win four major competitions in the same season.
This list contains a list of all her achievements whilst playing in North London.
FA WSL: 2012
FA WSL Cup: 2012, 2013, 2015
FA Women's Premier League: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FA Cup: 2003–04,2005–06,2006–07,2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14,2015–16
FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09
FA Women's Community Shield: 2006,2008
UEFA Women's Champions League: 2006–07
In celebration of Alex Scott's stellar career, the Arsenal YouTube account in 2018 explored her journey from joining the club aged 8 to scoring in a Champions League final.
International career
On 18 September 2004, Scott made her full debut for England against the Netherlands. She played in the 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 editions of the UEFA European Women's Championship. In addition to the 2007, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups. She won silver at the 2009 UEFA Women's Euros and bronze at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In September 2017, Scott retired from international football. On the date of retirement, she finished her international career as the second most-capped England player. She is one of only four players to have worn the Three Lions shirt 140 times or more.
Scott was allotted 155 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international
Lasting legacy
In 2019, Scott became a part of the English Football Hall of Fame. Since 2019, Scott has worked as a pundit for BBC Sport and Sky Sports and featured during the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also covers the English Premier League and even features as a reporter on the EA FC series of video games.
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What do you think?
Lauren has been watching the England Women's team constantly over the last 30 years. She sees Alex Scott as an idol. Lauren told us: "Her record for England was amazing, and she really played a part in helping the women's grow game in the United Kingdom. She is an icon for so many female football fans."
This was a view supported by Olivia from Chorlton in Manchester, who said: "Her work ethic and determination have made Scott the ideal role model for girls and boys who wish to follow in her footsteps. She has led by example and paved the way for others. In order to achieve success, Scott has demonstrated that you do not have to compromise yourself."
