Scott Mean
Scott James Mean is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring from football, he turned his hand to acting.
Playing career
Born in Crawley, Mean began his career with Bournemouth, playing 74 Second Division games under the stewardship of Tony Pulis and Mel Machin over the course of the 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons. His form and potential earned him a £100,000 move to Premiership side West Ham [United F.C.|West Ham United] in November 1996. Highly rated at Upton Park, he was seen as having a promising career ahead of him at the top level. To aid in his development, he was loaned out to John Rudge's First Division Port Vale at the start of the Port Vale F.C. season|1998–99] season. However, 80 minutes into his Vale debut, he suffered a knee injury that virtually ended his career as a professional footballer. Quickly returning to Upton Park, he recovered to play again, but not to the same level as he once had seemed destined to.In the summer of 1999, he returned to his previous club, Bournemouth, on a free transfer, back in the Second Division. He played regular football in the 1999–2000 season, scoring on his return to Dean Court on 7 August in a 2–1 win over Cambridge United. Despite playing 40 competitive games, he was released in May 2000. Not in demand the next season in the Football League, he dropped down to the Conference with Kingstonian. He played two games for the "K's" in October 2000, both were away defeats, both saw Mean receiving yellow cards. Before the month was out, he had joined Crawley Town in the Southern Football League. His professional days were long over; by May 2007, he was only competing in pub football.