Scott Carson

Scott Carson (born 3 September 1985) is a former English footballer.

Scott Carson

Carson in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Scott Paul Carson[1]
Date of birth	(1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth	Whitehaven, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	33
Youth career
2000–2001	Cleator Moor Celtic
2001–2002	Workington
2002–2003	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Leeds United	3	(0)
2005–2008	Liverpool	4	(0)
2006	→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	9	(0)
2006–2007	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	36	(0)
2007–2008	→ Aston Villa (loan)	35	(0)
2008–2011	West Bromwich Albion	110	(0)
2011–2013	Bursaspor	63	(0)
2013–2015	Wigan Athletic	50	(0)
2015–2021	Derby County	158	(0)
2019–2021	→ Manchester City (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2025	Manchester City	0	(0)
International career
2003	England U18	2	(0)
2004–2007	England U21	29	(0)
2006–2007	England B	2	(0)
2007–2011	England	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Carson was born in Whitehaven and raised in Cleator Moor, Cumbria.

In 2015, Carson signed for Derby County. As of 2017, he has made 50 appearances for the club and made 19 clean sheets.^[4]

Carson was named the Jack Stamps Trophy Winner for the year 2016-17.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds United	2003–04[6]	Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2004–05[7]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Liverpool	2004–05[7]	Premier League	4	0	—		0	0	1[c]	0	5	0
	2005–06[8]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	1	0	2[c]	0	4	0
	2006–07[9]	Premier League	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	9	0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	2005–06[8]	Championship	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2006–07[9]	Premier League	36	0	0	0	2	0	—		38	0
Aston Villa (loan)	2007–08[10]	Premier League	35	0	1	0	0	0	—		36	0
West Bromwich Albion	2008–09[11]	Premier League	35	0	4	0	0	0	—		39	0
	2009–10[12]	Championship	43	0	4	0	0	0	—		47	0
	2010–11[13]	Premier League	32	0	0	0	0	0	—		32	0
	Total		110	0	8	0	0	0	—		118	0
Bursaspor	2011–12[14]	Süper Lig	34	0	3	0	—		4[d]	0	41	0
	2012–13[14]	Süper Lig	29	0	3	0	—		4[d]	0	36	0
	Total		63	0	6	0	—		8	0	77	0
Wigan Athletic	2013–14[15]	Championship	16	0	2	0	0	0	7[e]	0	25	0
	2014–15[16]	Championship	34	0	0	0	0	0	—		34	0
	Total		50	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	59	0
Derby County	2015–16[17]	Championship	36	0	1	0	0	0	2[f]	0	39	0
	2016–17[18]	Championship	46	0	2	0	2	0	—		50	0
	2017–18[19]	Championship	46	0	1	0	0	0	2[f]	0	49	0
	2018–19[20]	Championship	30	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	33	0
	2019–20[21]	Championship	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		158	0	4	0	5	0	4	0	171	0
Manchester City (loan)	2019–20[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[22]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Manchester City	2021–22[23]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	1	0
	2022–23[24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Career total			469	0	22	0	8	0	23	0	522	0

1. Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. One appearance in FA Community Shield, four in UEFA Europa League, two in Championship play-offs
6. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[25]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2007	2	0
	2008	1	0
	2011	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Liverpool

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2004–05^[26]
• UEFA Champions League: 2004–05^[27]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2005^[28]

Bursaspor

• Turkish Cup runner-up: 2011–12^[14]

Manchester City

• UEFA Champions League: 2022–23;^[29] runner-up: 2020–21^[30]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2023^[31]

Individual

• Charlton Athletic Player of the Year: 2006–07^[32]
• Derby County Player of the Year: 2016–17^[33]
• EFL Championship Player of the Month: December 2017^[34]