Robert Henry Scaife (born 12 October 1955) is an English former professional

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. After leaving the professional game he participated in over 1000 games as either a player or manager in the Northern League.

Career

Scaife was born in

Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire ...

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. He began his career as an apprentice with

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, turning professional in October 1972. However, he failed to make the Middlesbrough first team and made his league debut after joining

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on loan in January 1975. Scaife joined

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

in September 1975 and went on to make 80 league appearances before joining

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in October 1977 where he was to end his league career. On leaving Rochdale, he joined

Whitby Town Whitby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football. Founded in 1880, Whitby are one of the oldest clubs from the Nor ...

where his father, Bob, was chairman, later playing for

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, Guisborough Town,

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and

Newcastle Blue Star Newcastle Blue Star F.C. is a association football, football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was established in 1930 and joined the Wearside League in 1973. In 1978, the club won the FA Vase. They won promotion to the Northern Prem ...

. Scaife's managerial career began with Whitby, where he won the Northern League title before taking over as manager of Dunston Federation Brewery in August 1997. He led Dunston to two league titles and five league cups before leaving at the end of the 2006–07 season. In June 2007 Scaife took over as manager of Billingham Synthonia. He remained at the club until September 2008.Synners boss leaves club
Evening Gazette, 15 September 2008 Bob is now assistant manager at

, working alongside the legendary

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scaife, Bobby Living people 1955 births Footballers from Northallerton English men's footballers Middlesbrough F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players English Football League players Guisborough Town F.C. players English football managers Whitby Town F.C. managers Dunston UTS F.C. managers Billingham Synthonia F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders