Football

Norwich City yesterday signed the Tottenham Hotspur central defender Kevin Scott for pounds 250,000 after a successful loan spell at Carrow Road. The 30-year-old has signed a three-year contract.

Ian Hendon, the former England Under-21 defender, has joined Notts County in a pounds 100,000 deal from Leyton Orient.

Jack Taylor, the referee of the 1974 World Cup final between West Germany and the Netherlands in Munich, is recovering in a Birmingham hospital following a suspected stroke.

Keith Welch, the goalkeeper in contract dispute with Bristol City, has joined Bradford City on trial.