Beware Of The Scully

Anthony Scully’s goal today means he has reached double figures for the season in just 12 games. How does that compare with the club record?

7 games: Isaac Moore (1890-91)
8 games: Hugh Robertson (1898-99)
8 games: Oscar Brentnall (1920-21)
9 games: Andy Graver (1951-52)
10 games: Harold Andrews (1925-26)
10 games: Billy Dinsdale (1927-28)
10 games: Johnny Campbell (1937-38)
10 games: Brian Punter (1962-63)
11 games: Billy Langham (1908-09)
11 games: Johnny Campbell (1935-36)
11 games: Derek Hawksworth (1959-60)
11 games: Phil Hubbard (1971-72)
11 games: John Ward (1975-76)
12 games: Anthony Scully (2021-22)

Also on 12 games: Albert Flewett (1894-95), Harry Havelock (1925-26), Harold Andrews (1926-27), Harry Kitching (1928-29), Harold Riley (1931-32), Johnny Campbell (1936-37), Walter Ponting (1938-39), Jimmy Hutchinson (1947-48), Andy Graver (1953-54), Barry Hutchinson (1965-66), and Bobby Svarc (1970-71).

Therefore, Scully is the fastest to reach double figures in a season since John Ward in 1975-76. Only five players have got there faster than Scully since the Second World War.

A brief glance at the dates demonstrates that goals were considerably easier to come by prior to the 1960s, which adds further to Scully’s achievement.

In terms of reaching 30 goals for the club, Scully is on the verge of becoming the 69th player to do so. He has done so relatively quickly – his 29 goals to date have taken him 71 games. How does that compare with the club record?

25 games: Allan Hall
33 games: Billy Dinsdale
38 games: Harold Andrews
43 games: Hugh Robertson, Tommy Cheetham
48 games: Andy Graver
50 games: Pip Rippon
51 games: Jimmy Hutchinson, Jock Dodds, Bernard Towler
52 games: Dixie McNeil
55 games: Billy Langham
56 games: John Garvie
61 games: Percy Freeman
62 games: Frank Smallman
64 games: Matt Rhead
65 games: John Irving
68 games: Ernie Whittle
69 games: John Martin
72 games: Roy Chapman
73 games: Sandy McCubbin, John Ward, Johnny Campbell, Gareth Ainsworth

A small number of players in the above list have substitute appearances to their names, meaning they had relatively less time on the pitch than those who played pre-1966. Scully has scored his 29 goals from just 49 starts plus 22 from the bench. Of the players ahead of him, only three – Dixie McNeil, Percy Freeman and Matt Rhead – played in the age of the substitute.

Others scored many of their goals outside the Football League such as Frank Smallman, John Irving, Billy Langham, Pip Rippon, and Matt Rhead. Scully has scored the majority of his goals in the third tier, a remarkable achievement for such a young player.

Writer: Scotimp

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