Neil Scally (born 14 August 1978, in Paisley) is a Scottish football coach and former player. Scally played for Ayr United, Dumbarton, Falkirk and Queen of the South.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Scally | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Ayr United | 51 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Dumbarton | 27 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Falkirk | 71 | (3) |
| 2006–2011 | Queen of the South | 77 | (1) |
| Total | 226 | (10) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editScally started his playing career with Ayr United and then Dumbarton. Scally then played for Falkirk, for who he scored the equalising goal in the 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final win against Ross County. That same season Scally and Falkirk earned promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions. He left on a free transfer from Falkirk in the summer of 2006.
Scally then joined Dumfries club Queen of the South. His career was hampered by serious injury, not playing first team football at all in 2008. After playing on 22 December 2007 he did not play first team football for Queens again until 3 January 2009.[1] Scally thus missed the Palmerston Park club's run to the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers.[2]
On 30 April 2010 Scally was announced as the new assistant manager and Under 19's coach at Queens, whilst remaining on the playing staff.[3] He was released from his contract at Queens when the new management team arrived in June 2011.
Scally was then given training facilities with Ayr United and attempted to prove his fitness in order to gain a contract [4] and since then has been appointed the first team coach at Somerset Park.[citation needed] He then held a similar position at Partick Thistle, until his departure in February 2023.[5]
Honours
edit- Falkirk
- Scottish Challenge Cup: winner (2004/05)
- Scottish First Division: winner (2004/05)
References
edit- ^ ""Andy Aitken" www.qosfc.com". Qosfc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ ""Club History" on www.qosfc.com". Qosfc.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ ""'Scal' now assistant coach" on www.qosfc.com". Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Old Ayr United favourite Neil Scally tries to win new deal". Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Ian McCall: Partick Thistle announce departure of manager". BBC Sport. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
External links
edit- Neil Scally at Soccerbase
