Scott Minto
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Career & Clubs
Minto started his career with Charlton Athletic and made his debut as a 17-year-old in 1988. After over 220 appearances for the Addicks, he moved across London to sign for Chelsea in July 1994 for £875,000. Minto made his debut for Chelsea in a 6–2 Cup Winners' Cup win against Czech side FK Viktoria Žižkov, and played in every round of the side's run to the semi-finals. His time at Chelsea was plagued by injuries, but he was nevertheless a regular member of the Chelsea defence when fit. In 1996–97, he was an important part of the side's run to the 1997 FA Cup Final, which they won, defeating Middlesbrough 2–0 in what proved to be his last game for the club. He scored five goals in 72 appearances for Chelsea, all of which came in his final season. In June 1997, shortly after Chelsea's FA Cup win, Minto joined Benfica of Portugal on a free transfer. He remained in Lisbon for 18 months, making 31 appearances, before returning to England with West Ham United for £1,000,000 in January 1999. His West Ham career got off to a poor start, losing 4–0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday, but he quickly established himself in the side, as the club secured 5th place in the league – their highest ever Premier League finish. However, his time there was again plagued by injury problems and he was released by the club upon the expiry of his contract in June 2003. He played in 51 league games for West Ham, without scoring. Minto then joined League One side Rotherham United, but once again…
Minto presented Revista de la Liga and live coverage of Spanish football on Sky Sports until 2015, when he started presenting live coverage of the English Football League as the deputy lead presenter behind Simon Thomas. When Thomas was promoted to present Premier League football on Saturday lunch times following the departure of Ed Chamberlin to ITV Racing, Minto became the lead English Football League presenter in August 2016. He regularly presents games on Friday evenings, Sunday lunch times and Monday nights, and anchors Sky's coverage of the end of season play-off games. Prior to his presenting work, Minto occasionally made appearances commenting on games from the studio for Soccer Saturday. Minto was replaced on Sky in 2020. He previously appeared on Talksport's Evening Kick-off show as a co-presenter. Other previous work as a pundit included working for BBC London 94.9's live football commentaries. Minto currently hosts Charlton TV Live, the official Charlton livestream service, on matchdays.
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- S.L. Benfica (1997–1999)
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- Chelsea F.C. (1994–1997)
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- West Ham United F.C. (1999–2003)
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- Charlton Athletic F.C. (1989–1994)
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- Rotherham United F.C. (2003–2006)
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- England national under-21 association football team (1990–1993)
Personal
In 2008, Minto graduated from University of Staffordshire with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.
Legacy
Chelsea
FA Cup: 1996–97 Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 1993–94 First Division
Clubs
Played together with
Aaron AnselminoChelsea F.C. · 2024- Aaron BarnesCharlton Athletic F.C.
Aaron CresswellWest Ham United F.C. · 2014
Aaron LennonEngland national under-21 association football team · 2005–2008
Aaron RamsdaleEngland national under-21 association football team · 2018–2021
Aaron Wan-BissakaEngland national under-21 association football team · 2018–2019
Aaron Wan-BissakaWest Ham United F.C. · 2024- Abdel Sattar SabryS.L. Benfica · 2000–2001
- Abdelkrim El HadriouiS.L. Benfica · 1997–1998
Abdoulaye FayeWest Ham United F.C. · 2011–2012Abdul RazakCharlton Athletic F.C. · 2012–2012
Abdul RazakWest Ham United F.C. · 2014–2014
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Identifiers & aliases
Scott Christopher Minto is an English former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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