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Tony Scott, a former team mate of Bobby Moore has passed away at the age of 80.
Born in Huntingdon on 1 April 1941, the left winger joined the groundstaff at West Ham in 1957 before making his professional debut against Chelsea - a game in which ex-Hammers boss John Lyall and former England manager Terry Venebles also made their first appearances for West Ham and the Blues respectively - in February 1960.
Scott, who made four appearances for the Irons that year went on to feature in a total of 97 matches over the course of the next five years, during which the wide man scored 19 times.
His most prolific season - 1962/63 - saw him play on 34 occasions and score ten goals, including goals against Tottenham in a 4-4 draw at the Boleyn Ground and the winner in a 1-0 defeat of newly-promoted Liverpool.
Scott, who alternated between the number 7 and 11 shirts played his final game for West Ham in a 5-2 home defeat against Leicester City - which is more commonly remembered as the third consecutive match in which Ron Greenwood's side conceded fve goals following reversals against Sheffield United and Liverpool.
Thereafter he spent two seasons with Aston Villa - who he joined from West Ham for ?25,000 - before moving to the south coast where he featured for Torquay, Bournemouth and Exeter City.
After hanging up his boots in 1974 through injury, Scott refrained from following in the footsteps of many Hammers from his era by choosing a life outside of football rather than testing his skills in management.
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