| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terrence Albert Scales [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Stratford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1977 | Brentford | 212 | (6) |
| Dagenham | |||
| Heybridge Swifts | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terrence Albert Scales (born 18 January 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a defender in the Football League for Brentford.
Scales began his career at the age of 12 in the youth system at First Division club West Ham United, [1] who he supported as a boy. [2] He failed to make a first team appearance for the Hammers and departed Upton Park at the end of the 1970–71 season. [1]
During the 1971 off-season, Scales dropped through the leagues join Fourth Division club Brentford on a two-year contract, with a two-year option. [2] 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 forward and Hammers coach Roger Cross. [1] Scales went straight into the team and made 46 appearances during the 1971–72 season and helped Brentford to promotion to the Third Division. [3] Despite another 44 appearances during the 1972–73 season, the club were relegated straight back to the Fourth Division. [3]
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. [3] Scales departed the Bees in March 1977 and made 234 appearances and scored seven goals during his six years at Griffin Park. [1] [4]
Scales dropped into non-League football and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Dagenham during the 1977 off-season. [1] He later made over 350 appearances for Essex Senior League club Heybridge Swifts. [4]
Prior to joining Brentford and during his career with the club, Scales supplemented his income by working in a school. [2] After his retirement from football, Scales worked as a driving instructor, a clerk for the Inland Revenue, an office manager and a labourer. [2] [5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1971–72 [3] | Fourth Division | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 1972–73 [3] | Third Division | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1973–74 [3] | Fourth Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1974–75 [6] | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 [6] | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| 1976–77 [3] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 234 | 7 | ||
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