Tony Scully

Anthony Derek Thomas Scully (born 12 June 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer who started his career with Crystal Palace.

Tony Scully

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Derek Thomas Scully
Date of birth	(1976-06-12) 12 June 1976
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Playing position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1984–1993	Cherry Orchard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Crystal Palace	3	(0)
1994	→ 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)
National team
	Ireland U21
	Ireland B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Career

While at Palace Scully went on loan to 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 LDV Vans 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
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

1. Richard Burgess (16 March 1998). "Blues boss targets double swoop". Manchester Evening News.
2. "Dag & Red 4–1 Leyton Orient". BBC. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
3. "QPR 2 vs 1 Dagenham & R". QPR.co.uk. 4 November 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
4. "Tamworth 4–3 Leigh RMI". BBC. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
5. • Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).
6. Tony Scully at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Tony Scully at Soccerbase