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 | (5) |
| Dagenham | |||
| Heybridge Swifts | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Terrence Albert "Terry" Scales (born 18 January 1951) is a retired English professional football defender and manager 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 in 1971.[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,[2] helping Brentford to promotion to Division Three. Despite another 44 appearances during the 1972–73 season,[2] the club were relegated straight back to Division Four after the first time of asking. Adept anywhere across the back four and also in midfield,[3] Scales was a regular pick until the 1976–77 season, when he made just 12 appearances. Scales departed the Bees at the end of the campaign, having made 234 appearances and scored six 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 League side Heybridge Swifts.[1]
Honours
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1971–72[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Swansea City v Brentford Matchday Programme 26/04/76" (PDF).
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.