Tam Scobbie

Tam Scobbie

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Falkirk

Having progressed through the Falkirk's youth system, Scobbie made his debut for the Bairns, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Hamilton Academical on 30 April 2005 with Falkirk having already won the league title and promotion to the Scottish Premier League. He had to wait for a year to make his top-flight football debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win against Dundee United on 29 April 2006. He made two more appearances later in the 2005–06 season. Scobbie made his first appearance of the 2006–07 season, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 win against Dundee United in the opening game of the season. He found himself alternating between the starting line–up and substitute bench throughout the season under John Hughes, who gave him his professional football debut. Scobbie commented about getting more playing time, saying: "I've had a fantastic start to the season, coming in at 18 years old and playing for my home team in almost every game." However, in a match against Motherwell on 10 February 2007, his poor pass led to Scott McDonald scoring an equaliser, as Falkirk went on to lose 2–1. After the match, manager Hughes defended his performance. In a follow–up match against Rangers, his performance did not improve when Scobbie received a red card for the first time in his career after he was caught in a late tackle with Chris Burke, as the Bairns went on to lose 2–1. After the match, manager Hughes thought Scobbie's tackle that…

Managerial career

Berwick Rangers

Having retired from professional football earlier in 2023, Scobbie was appointed as the new manager of Berwick Rangers on 24 October 2023. His first match as a manager came on 30 October 2023, in a 3–2 win against Camelon Juniors in the Quarter Final of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup. At the end of the 2023–24 season, Berwick Rangers finished twelfth place in the league. Reflecting on his first season as a manager of the club, Scobbie said: "I've thoroughly enjoyed the first six or seven months in management. Hopefully it continues positively next season, and we can really go and have a competitive team." The start of the 2024–25 season saw Berwick Rangers go on a four-match unbeaten in the league. However, the club's form soon took a dip when they went on as a six match winless from mid–October to early–November. Following a poor run of results, Scobbie departed Berwick by mutual consent in January 2025.

Camelon Juniors

In March 2025, Scobbie was appointed manager of East of Scotland Premier Division side Camelon Juniors. Under Scobbie's management, the club reached the fourth round of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup, having knocked out Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City in the third round.

International career

In September 2006, Scobbie was called up to represent Scotland U19 team. He made his debut for the U19 side, starting the game, in a 6–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October 2006. In August 2007, Scobbie was called up to the Scotland U21 squad for the first time. He made his debut for the U21 side, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–2 loss against Finland U21 on 7 September 2007. Scobbie had to wait until February 2008 to make another appearance for Scotland U21, as the U21 side went on to lose 2–1 against Portugal U21. He had to wait for a year to make another appearance for Scotland U21, beating Albania U21 on 28 March 2009. Scobbie went on to make twelve appearances for the under–21 side. In February 2008, Scobbie stated that he hoped he makes it to the senior team under the new management of George Burley. Scobbie was called up to the senior squad for the provisional squad on two separate occasions but he failed to make the cut.

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St Johnstone F.C. (2012–)
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Falkirk F.C. (2006–2012)
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Scotland national under-19 football team (2006–2007)
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Scotland national under-21 football team (2007–2010)
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Scotland

Personal

Personal life

Growing up in Westquarter, Falkirk, Scobbie played most of his football as a boy with Grangemouth Boys Club, whilst attending Graeme High School. An intelligent student, he mixed his studies well with football but left in fourth-year to pursue a career in the game. At age twelve, Scobbie joined Falkirk's academy team becoming the youngest player to sign a schoolboy form for the club. After playing in the 2009 Scottish Cup final, Scobbie revealed that his grandfather died prior to the final. He has an older sister, Savanna.

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Scottish footballer (born 1988)

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Extract from Wikipedia

Thomas "Tam" Scobbie is a Scottish retired professional footballer who is currently the manager of East of Scotland Premier Division club Camelon Juniors.

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