Terry Scales (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terrence Albert Scales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Stratford, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1977 | Brentford | 212 | (6) |
| Dagenham | |||
| Heybridge Swifts | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Terrence Albert Scales (born 18 January 1951) is an English retired professional football defender who made over 210 appearances in the Football League for Brentford.[1]
Playing career
West Ham United
Scales began his career in the youth system at Division One side West Ham United.[1] He failed to make a first team appearance for the Hammers and departed Upton Park in the summer of 1971.[1]
Brentford
Scales dropped through the leagues to sign for Division Four side Brentford during the 1971 off-season.[1] He had caught the eye of the Bees' staff while playing for West Ham United in Peter Gelson's testimonial match in November 1970 and was recommended to the club by former striker and Hammers coach Roger Cross.[1] Scales went straight into the team and made 46 appearances during the 1971–72 season, helping Brentford to promotion to Division Three.[2] Despite another 44 appearances during the 1972–73 season, the club were relegated straight back to Division Four after the first time of asking.[2] Adept anywhere across the back four and also in midfield, Scales was a regular pick until the 1976–77 season, when he made just 12 appearances.[2] Scales departed the Bees in March 1977,[3] having made 234 appearances and scored seven goals during his six years at Griffin Park.[1]
Non-league football
Scales dropped into non-league football and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Dagenham in the summer of 1977.[1] He later moved to Essex Senior Football League club Heybridge Swifts and made over 350 appearances for the club.[3]
Personal life
After his retirement from football, Scales worked as a driving instructor, clerk, office manager and labourer.[4]
Honours
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1971–72[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1971–72[2] | Fourth Division | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 1972–73[2] | Third Division | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1973–74[2] | Fourth Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1974–75[5] | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76[5] | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| 1976–77[2] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 234 | 7 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 141. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 391–394. ISBN 0951526200.
- 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ↑ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971-72". The League Paper. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- 1 2 Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 323-324.