Scott Taggart
Scottish footballer
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Scott Taggart (born 27 December 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Alloa Athletic. Taggart can play as either a defender or a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilsyth, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alloa Athletic | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Ayr United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Stranraer (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Stranraer (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Greenock Morton | 62 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Dumbarton | 46 | (2) |
| 2016– | Alloa Athletic | 322 | (22) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2026 | |||
Taggart has previously played for Hibernian, Greenock Morton and Dumbarton, as well as Ayr United and Stranraer on loan.
Career
Taggart was signed by Hibernian after impressing in a match against their youth team.[2] He was part of the Hibs youth team that won a league and cup double in 2008–09.[3] Taggart went out on loan to Ayr United during the 2010–11 season.[4] He made six league appearances for the Scottish Second Division side. He made his first team debut for Hibs on 7 May 2011, as a substitute against Hamilton.[3][5]
In September 2011, Taggart went on a three-month loan to Scottish Third Division side Stranraer.[6] He made his debut on 26 September, in their 1–0 victory against Elgin City.[7] He scored his first senior goal on 10 December 2011, in a 6–0 win for Stranraer against East Stirlingshire.[2] His loan spell ended on 23 December and he returned to Hibs, but he was again loaned to Stranraer in January 2012.[8] Taggart scored for Stranraer in the first appearance of his second spell with them, in a 5–2 win against Elgin City on 28 January. He returned to Hibs at the end of this second loan, but was released at the end of his contract in May 2012.[9]
Taggart signed for Greenock Morton in July 2012.[10] He played regularly as Morton performed well during the 2012–13 Scottish First Division.[11] Taggart left Morton after rejecting a new deal in June 2014.[12]
On 21 June 2014, Taggart signed for Dumbarton.[13] He made his league debut in a 4–1 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Falkirk in January 2015.[14]
After two seasons with the side Taggart left Dumbarton in May 2016,[15] signing for Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic shortly after.[16]
In the 2024-25 season Taggart currently has 6 goals and 5 assists to his name, and is sponsored by Ben Woodruff (Home) and The Jolly Boys (Away).[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2021
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2010–11[18] | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011–12[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2010–11[18][20] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2011–12[19][20] | Scottish Third Division | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Greenock Morton | 2012–13[21][20] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2013–14[22] | Scottish Championship | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||
| Dumbarton | 2014–15[23] | Scottish Championship | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2015–16[24] | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2016–17[25] | Scottish League One | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| 2017–18[26] | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[27] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[28] | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[29] | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 156 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 203 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 297 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 376 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
- Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
Honours
Club
Morton
- Scottish Football League First Division: Runners-Up 2012–13
