Full name Neil Scally 1998–2002 Ayr United Position Midfielder Years Team Height 1.80 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Paisley, Scotland Name Neil Scally | |
Date of birth (1978-08-14) 14 August 1978 (age 37) | ||
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Neil Scally (born 14 August 1978, in Paisley) is a former Scottish footballer. He is currently first team coach at Ayr United.
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Early career
Neil Scally played for Ayr United and then Dumbarton.
Falkirk
At Falkirk Scally scored the equalising goal in the 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2-1 win against Ross County. That same season Scally and Falkirk earned promotion to the Scottish Premier League as Scottish First Division Champions.
He left on a free transfer from Falkirk in the summer of 2006.
Queen of the South
Scally joined Dumfries club Queen of the South. His career was hampered by serious injury, not playing first team football at all in 2008. After playing on 22 December 2007 he did not play first team football for Queens again until 3 January 2009. Scally thus missed the Palmerston Park club's run to the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers.
On 30 April 2010 Scally was announced as the new assistant manager and Under 19's coach at Queens, whilst remaining on the playing staff. Scally was released from his contract at Queens when the new management team arrived in June 2011.
Ayr United
Scally was then given training facilities with Ayr United and attempted to prove his fitness in order to gain a contract and since then has been appointed the first team coach at Somerset Park.