Anthony Derek Thomas Scully (born 12 June 1976 in

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

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 competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

and

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

before joining

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in 1997. He was loaned out to league rivals

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

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. 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 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 due to a persistent knee injury.

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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