Tony Scully
Anthony Derek Thomas Scully (born 12 June 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer and coach who started his career with Crystal Palace.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Derek Thomas Scully | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1993 | Cherry Orchard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Crystal Palace | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Manchester City | 9 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Stoke City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Cambridge United | 31 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Southend United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Barnet | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Tamworth (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Notts County | 41 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Exeter City (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Crawley Town | 57 | (9) |
| Total | 257 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| Ireland U21 | |||
| Ireland B | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
Career
While at Palace Scully went on loan to AFC Bournemouth and Cardiff City before joining Manchester City in 1997. He was loaned out to league rivals Stoke City in 1998 where he played seven games for The Potters before he returned to Manchester City. He left for Queens Park Rangers in March 1998 for a fee of £155,000.[1] He spent three years at Loftus Road, and joined Cambridge United after. Scully then went on to spend short periods of time at Dagenham & Redbridge (where he scored twice in the Football League Trophy against Leyton Orient[2] and former club QPR),[3] Barnet, Tamworth (where he scored on his only appearance for the club against Leigh RMI),[4] Notts County and Exeter before finishing his career at Crawley Town due to a persistent knee injury.[5]
Career statistics
Source:[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1995–96 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 1994–95 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 1995–96 | Third Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Manchester City | 1997–98 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stoke City (loan) | 1997–98 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1997–98 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cambridge United | 2001–02 | Second Division | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Third Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Southend United (loan) | 2002–03 | Third Division | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2002–03 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2003–04 | Conference National | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Barnet | 2003–04 | Conference National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamworth | 2003–04 | Conference National | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Notts County | 2003–04 | Second Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2004–05 | League Two | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2004–05 | Conference National | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Crawley Town | 2004–05 | Conference National | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Conference National | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2006–07 | Conference National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 246 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 273 | 25 | ||
References
- Richard Burgess (16 March 1998). "Blues boss targets double swoop". Manchester Evening News.
- "Dag & Red 4–1 Leyton Orient". BBC. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- "QPR 2 vs 1 Dagenham & R". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 4 November 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- "Tamworth 4–3 Leigh RMI". BBC. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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- Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).
- Tony Scully at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Tony Scully at Soccerbase