Scott Pollock: From Hashtag United to facing Leicester in FA Cup

Pollock has had a somewhat unique footballing journey, first making a name for himself on YouTube with Hashtag United.

Spencer Owen co-founded Hashtag with his brother Seb Carmichael-Brown in 2016 and ran an academy series on their channel in 2017.

Pollock ended up winning the series, external and then played for their first team, starring in a charity game called the Wembley Cup where he won man of the match and was rewarded with a trial at Premier League side Crystal Palace.

A year later he moved to Northampton, where he made 29 senior appearances, scoring two goals.

“They were trying to find the next star,” he recalled of the Hashtag series, having applied for it when he was just 16.

“I didn’t think anything of it when I applied for it and I ended up winning it out of 20,000 people.

“It was a good experience when I was younger and I got to play men’s football from a young age so it’s helped a lot in my career.”