Scott Wootton

DOB 12/9/91

Scott Wootton joined the Phoenix in January 2022, after securing an early release from Morecambe in English football’s League One.

The centre back has played more than 200 league matches in England across the three divisions below the Premier League after starting his career at Manchester United.

Wootton played two Champions League matches and two League Cup games in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season at Old Trafford.

After an injury delayed his debut for the club, Wootton started the Phoenix’s remaining 19 matches.

The team recorded its first clean sheet of the A-League season in his first match, and he scored in his third to help extend the club’s unbeaten run to five games.

After just seven appearances the Phoenix signed Wootton to a new three-year contract, tying him to the club until the end of the 2024/25 season.

He also found the back of the net in a memorable 4-1 win over eventual A-League champions Western United.

During the 2022-23 season, Wootton was again a key contributor, playing the full 90 in every game he started.

A calf strain sidelined him during January and February, but he returned to start all but one of the last nine games of the season.

> 2023-24 season

Scott Wootton astonishingly played every single minute of the Phoenix’s A-League season, cementing himself as a rock at the back.

His partnership with Finn Surman was a key factor in the Phoenix’s successful season, helping them reach the semi-final where they lost in extra-time to Melbourne Victory.

As a result, he was named as a starter in the PFA A-League Men’s team of the season.

He assisted Ben Old’s rocket against Adelaide United which won the club goal of the season award.

Wootton also captained the Nix when regular skipper Alex Rufer was absent.