Scott Rickards (born 3 November 1981 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is a former professional footballer, who works as an academy coach for Derby County.
In the summer 2013, Rickards joined Rainworth Miners Welfare and was later appointed caretaker manager.
[3] In March 2015, Rickards was appointed Head Of Recruitment and academy coach at Mansfield Town[4] and two months later, he also joined Highgate United as a player, where he also later functioned as a 1st team coach/assistant.
[5][6] In the summer 2017, he was hired as an academy coach at his former club Tamworth and was in February 2018 promoted to 1st team assistant which he would combine with his existing full-time youth development role at Mansfield Town.
[11] Following his departure from Atherstone Town, Rickards turned out for Midland League Division Two side Coton Green.