John Scales

Football player infobox
playername = John Scales


fullname = John Robert Scales
height = height|meters=1.88
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|7|4
cityofbirth = Harrogate
countryofbirth = England
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1984–1985
1985–1987
1987–1994
1994–1996
1996–2000
2000–2001
clubs = Leeds United
Bristol Rovers
Wimbledon
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Ipswich Town
Total
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
072 0(2)
240 (11)
065 0(2)
033 0(0)
002 0(0)
412 (15)
nationalyears = 1994
1995
nationalteam = England B
England
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(1)
003 0(0)
pcupdate = 13:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 13:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

John Robert Scales (born 4 July 1966 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an English former professional football player who played as a central defender.

As a schoolboy, Scales attended Rossett School from 1978-1983.

He started his career at Bristol Rovers before earning a move to Wimbledon in July 1987 after just two seasons at his original club. He became part of the Wimbledon crazy gang that graced the top flight of English football and that won the FA Cup in the famous 1988 final.

John made a £3.5 million transfer to Liverpool in September 1994, he says that the highlight of his time there was his 3 England caps and the game at Anfield when they beat Newcastle United 4-3 in April 1996. John has said that although the Liverpool team he was in had the talent to win the Premiership they lacked the focus & discipline need to be champions.

In 1996 Liverpool accepted an offer from Leeds United for John and Tottenham Hotspur also had an offer accepted so John decided to again join up with Tottenham Hotspur manager Gerry Francis who he had played for whilst at Bristol Rovers. John had a disappointing time at Tottenham Hotspur due to injuries, being in and out of the team and the instability of the club.

He won 3 caps for the English national team in 1995.

He was England coach for the Danone Nations Cup in 2007.

Scales is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association and has played for the AFC Wimbledon Masters XI.

Later in his career, Scales went on to Coach the England Beach Soccer team.

John was recently featured on the SKY SPORTS series "Where are they now", he is now a company chairman with a events management company "Be Sport" (http://www.besport.co.uk/). His company organise tournaments for schools.

Honours

* FA Cup: 1988
* League Cup: 1995
* Charity Shield: Runner-up 1988

External links

* [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/scales/ Liverpool FC profile]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=407 Profile at LFCHistory.net]
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