to save an imaginary header, much to the initial shock and then delight of the locals who witnessed it while a mildly shocked Dean smiled and quietly continued on his walk. Towards the end of the decade, Scott lost his starting position to another Liverpool goalkeeper, Arthur Riley, but he never gave up the battle for the position of goalkeeper. However, at the beginning of the 1930s it was becoming more and more difficult for Scott to get into the line-up; eventually Scott asked if he could return to his homeland when his old team Belfast Celtic offered him a player-manager role in 1934. Liverpool consented. Scott played the last of his 467 appearances at Chelsea on 21 February 1934. Chelsea defeated Liverpool 2–0 in Scott's final appearance at Chelsea. Upon Liverpool's final home match of the season Scott headed to the director's box to give his adoring fans a farewell speech. Scott played his final game for the Belfast club in 1936 at the age of 42. In his time as manager of the Celtics Scott won 10 Irish League titles, 6 Irish Cups, 3 City Cups, 8 Gold Cups and 5 County Antrim Shields. He died in 1959 and is buried in Belfast City Cemetery. Career statistics International Honours Player Liverpool Football League First Division: 2 1921–22, 1922–23 Belfast Celtic Irish League Winners 1918–19, 1935–36 Irish Cup Winners 1917–18 Gold Cup Winners 1935 County Antrim Shield Winners 1936 Manager Belfast Celtic Irish League Winners 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948: 10 Irish Cup Winners 1937, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1947: 6 Gold Cup Winners 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947: 8 County Antrim Shield Winners 1936, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1945 5 Belfast City Cup Winners 1940, 1948, 1949 3 Sources The Official Liverpool FC Illustrated History (Carlton Books 2002), p37. References Further reading Elisha Scott's Diaries and Press Cuttings: His Life Story by Hedley Lawson (Privately Published, 2012). External links Player profile at LFChistory.net 1893 births 1959 deaths Belfast Celtic F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Association footballers from Belfast Association football goalkeepers Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Association footballers from Northern Ireland Football managers from Northern Ireland Pre-1950 IFA international footballers Irish League representative players Burials at Belfast City Cemetery Ireland (IFA) wartime international footballers