Anthony Derek Thomas Scully (born 12 June 1976 in

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

) is an Irish former professional footballer and coach who started his career with

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Career

While at Palace Scully went on loan to

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...

and

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

before joining

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

in 1997. He was loaned out to league rivals

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...

in 1998 where he played seven games for ''The Potters'' before he returned to Manchester City. He left for

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

in March 1998 for a fee of £155,000. He spent three years at

Loftus Road Loftus Road, currently known as MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, West London, Greater London, England, which is home to Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers Football Club, w ...

, and joined

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

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 and former club QPR), Barnet, Tamworth (where he scored on his only appearance for the club against Leigh RMI), Notts County and Exeter before finishing his career at

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

due to a persistent knee injury.*Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scully, Tony 1976 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Association footballers from Dublin (city) Crystal Palace F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Cardiff City F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cherry Orchard F.C. players Men's association football wingers Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in Wales