Few players have had a more spectacular start to their Hyde careers as Scott Spencer. With goals in each of his first 9 appearances for the club, he netted 13 times by the time Staveley Miners Welfare’s defence was the first to prevent him from scoring, a month and a half after his debut.

With 32 goals in 36 starts by the end of his first season, his contribution to the club winning the 2011 – 2012 Blue Square Bet North title cannot be understated – an achievement recognised by the supporters when he won that season’s award for player of the year.

His eye-catching displays also earned Scott a call up to the England C squad and showed why Everton signed him for £220,000 as a 17-year-old from Oldham Athletic. Unfortunately his career for the Toffees never took off, but Scott went on to gain Football League experience with loan spells at Yeovil Town and Macclesfield Town before signing for Rochdale on his release from Goodison Park in the summer of 2009.

Spells at Southend United and Lincoln City followed, before Scott turned down offers from elsewhere to sign for the Tigers in time for the 2011 – 2012 season.