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| name =Paul Scally
| name = Paul Scally
|image=Paul Scally with Playoff trophy.JPG
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|39|1995|September|4}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A170515299/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=4c73a239 | work = [[The Guardian]] | access-date = 16 July 2021 | via = [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] | title = Soccer: Scally puts wag back into Gillingham - Martin Thorpe meets the Third Division club's off-field saviour who cannot prevent a 1-0 defeat by Colchester| date = 4 September 1995|first=Martin|last=Thorpe|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|39|1995|September|4}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A170515299/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=4c73a239 | work = [[The Guardian]] | access-date = 16 July 2021 | via = [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] | title = Soccer: Scally puts wag back into Gillingham - Martin Thorpe meets the Third Division club's off-field saviour who cannot prevent a 1-0 defeat by Colchester| date = 4 September 1995|first=Martin|last=Thorpe|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
| birth_place = London
| birth_place = London
| occupation =Chairman of [[Gillingham F.C.]], former owner of a photocopier company
| occupation = Minority shareholder of [[Gillingham F.C.]], former owner of a photocopier company
| spouse =1. Ellen<br />2. Lisa Marie<br />3. Sara
| spouse = 1. Ellen<br />2. Lisa Marie<br />3. Sara
|nationality=English|children=7
| nationality = English
| children = 7
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'''Paul Damien Phillip Scally''' (born 1955/1956) is a London-born businessman who has been the chairman of [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham Football Club]] since 1995.
'''Paul Damien Phillip Scally''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|39|1995|September|4|noage=1}}) is a London-born businessman who served as the chairman of [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham Football Club]] between 1995 and 2022.


==Career==
==Career==
Scally had become wealthy through the sale of his Metronote photocopier business in South London prior to buying sole control of [[Gillingham F.C.]] for the sum of £1 in 1995, taking the club out of administration shortly before they would have been placed into [[liquidation]]. His tenure has witnessed probably the most successful period in the club's history, with three promotions, three [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] play-off finals and four [[FA Cup]] victories over top division opponents, and their highest league finish of 11th in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].
Scally became wealthy through the sale of his Metronote photocopier business in South London and retired to study part-time for a law degree at [[University of Greenwich|Greenwich University]]. Prior to starting Metronote he "owned a motor racing team, flew his own plane in his own [[flying club]], ran ''[[LBC]]''<nowiki/>'s eye-in-the-sky traffic monitor and operated companies which dealt in everything from computers to [[champagne]]".<ref name=":0" />


Scally bought [[Gillingham F.C.]] for the sum of £1 in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Burnton |date=22 January 2003 |title=Scally shows profit on £1 buy |pages=28 |work=[[The Guardian]] Football Supplement}}</ref> In doing so, he took the Kent side out of administration, taking on debts of £1.5m to £2m shortly before they would have been placed into [[liquidation]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Mark |date=12 August 2000 |title=Football's fairytale |pages=148 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Chadband |first=Ian |date=14 February 2000 |title=The Scally who cannot just calm down |pages=90–91 |work=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref> His tenure is the most successful period in the club's history, with three promotions, three [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] play-off finals, four [[FA Cup]] victories over top division opponents, their furthest [[FA Cup]] run (quarter-final in [[1999–2000 FA Cup|1999–2000]]), their joint-furthest [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] runs (fourth round in [[1996–97 Football League Cup|1996–97]] and [[2022-23 EFL Cup|2022-23]]) and their highest league finish of 11th in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brown |first=Tony |title=The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record |publisher=Soccerdata |year=2003 |isbn=1-899468-20-X |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Gillingham |url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/club/history/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.gillinghamfootballclub.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2022 |title=Brentford stunned by League Two Gillingham |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63466355 |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> At the time of his departure from the role Scally's 27 years in charge of Gillingham made him second-longest serving Chairman in English football after [[Steve Gibson (businessman)|Steve Gibson]] of [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 November 2022 |title=Gillingham ground used as security for investment |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63809752 |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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He has also overseen the radical redevelopment of the club's [[Priestfield Stadium]], with three new permanent stands and one temporary one transforming it into an all-seater arena, together with other non-footballing facilities such as a banqueting suite. However the club's fortunes both on and off the pitch took a downhill turn from about 2004, arising mainly from his overspending on the new stands and facilities, and also the loss of anticipated income following the collapse of [[ITV Digital]].

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He has also overseen the radical redevelopment of the club's [[Priestfield Stadium]], adding a banqueting suite and a total of four new stands, three permanent and one temporary, transforming it into an all-seater arena. However the club's fortunes both on and off the pitch took a downhill turn from about 2004, arising mainly from his overspending on the new stands and facilities, and also the loss of anticipated income following the collapse of [[ITV Digital]].


Scally is the sole owner of Priestfield Developments Ltd., a company formed in 2007 with the sole purpose of purchasing Gillingham's [[Priestfield Stadium]] for £9.8m as part of the restructuring of the club's debts.
Scally is the sole owner of Priestfield Developments Ltd., a company formed in 2007 with the sole purpose of purchasing Gillingham's [[Priestfield Stadium]] for £9.8m as part of the restructuring of the club's debts.

Having sought investment into the club for a number of years, he told ''[[BBC Sport]]'' in December 2021 that he had not "yet come across anyone who will come in and take the club over - unless I stay and run it for them, or with them".<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2021 |title=Scally in talks over Gills investment |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC Sport]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59755270 |access-date=2022-08-16}}</ref> In August 2022 Scally announced that he would taking an “extended break” and appointed the club's former Finance Director Paul Fisher as co-chairman and chief executive, to handle the day to day running of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cawdell |first=Luke |date=7 August 2022 |title=Scally to take 'extended break' from running Gillingham Football Club |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-fc-statement-271529/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=[[Kent Online]] |language=en}}</ref>

On 23 December 2022, US-based property magnate Brad Galinson purchased the majority shareholding in Gillingham Football Club Ltd, with Scally retaining a minority shareholding in the club and remaining a board member.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Club Statement |url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2022/december/club-statement---23.12.22/?fbclid=IwAR2dvbZvJ9xt_rcfFPNfZ8meu8sV8bTGlXPen6QXbBIkbz_3zTE6OZBjv3I |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=[[Gillingham Football Club]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cawdell |first=Luke |date=2023-01-03 |title=Scally 'remains a big asset to Gillingham' says new owner |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-brad-galinson-279806/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=[[Kent Online]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
Scally has a reputation for often taking controversial positions. He has made no secret of his desire to relocate the club from the town of [[Gillingham, Kent|Gillingham]], possibly to a location away from the [[Medway Towns]] though still somewhere within the county of [[Kent]], claiming "The future of this football club is not at this stadium and everyone, if they are not stupid, accepts that is a fundamental point."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=26458|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803052603/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=26458|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2012|title=Scally: My future rests on stadium plans |last=Cawdell|first=Luke|date=15 May 2006|accessdate=8 February 2009}} </ref> He summarily dismissed manager [[Tony Pulis]] immediately after he had led the team to a [[Wembley Stadium]] play-off final in 1999, which brought about a protracted legal dispute over Pulis' contract. He has also become involved in a number of public disputes, most notably with several other [[Football League]] clubs over player transfers, the [[KM Group|Kent Messenger Group]] of local newspapers (whose reporters he banned from the ground for several years for supposedly criticising poor team performances), and Alan Liptrott, chairman of the Gills Independent Supporters Club, with whom he had several public disagreements, the largest over the ownership of an internet [[domain name]], which led to Scally imposing a lifetime ban from Priestfield on Liptrott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gillingham-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=11713|title=Scally Bans GSC|last="Footymad"|date=30 June 2001|accessdate=22 December 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113170117/http://www.gillingham-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?CID=TMNW|archivedate=13 January 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/popup.html?id=24|title=Fans Comments on Banning from Grounds|last=Football Fans Census|date=n.d.|accessdate=22 December 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928090600/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/popup.html?id=24|archivedate=28 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/FA_Cup/Story/0,,650495,00.html|title=Scally's rocky road to Highbury|last=Kelso|first=Paul|date=15 February 2002|accessdate=22 December 2006|location=London|work=The Guardian}}</ref> However, on 8 February 2007, Scally unexpectedly rescinded the ban after approximately six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=30764|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903200625/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=30764|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2012|title=Liptrott 'stunned' as Priestfield ban is lifted |work=kentonline.co.uk|first=|date=8 February 2007|accessdate=8 February 2009}} </ref>
Scally expressed desire to relocate the club from the town of [[Gillingham, Kent|Gillingham]], possibly to a location away from the [[Medway Towns]] though still somewhere within the county of [[Kent]], claiming "The future of this football club is not at this stadium and everyone, if they are not stupid, accepts that is a fundamental point."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=26458|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803052603/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=26458|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2012|title=Scally: My future rests on stadium plans |last=Cawdell|first=Luke|date=15 May 2006|accessdate=8 February 2009}} </ref>
He summarily dismissed manager [[Tony Pulis]] immediately after he had led the team to a [[Wembley Stadium]] play-off final in 1999, which brought about a protracted legal dispute over Pulis' contract.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelso |first=Paul |date=27 April 2001 |title=Pulis tried to 'blackmail' chairman |pages=34 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
He has also become involved in a number of public disputes, most notably with several other [[Football League]] clubs over player transfers, the [[KM Group|Kent Messenger Group]] of local newspapers (whose reporters he banned from the ground for several years for supposedly criticizing poor team performances), and Alan Liptrott, chairman of the Gills Independent Supporters Club, with whom he had several public disagreements, the largest over the ownership of an internet [[domain name]], which led to Scally imposing a lifetime ban from Priestfield on Liptrott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gillingham-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=11713|title=Scally Bans GSC|last=Footymad|date=30 June 2001|accessdate=22 December 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113170117/http://www.gillingham-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?CID=TMNW|archivedate=13 January 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/popup.html?id=24|title=Fans Comments on Banning from Grounds|last=Football Fans Census|date=n.d.|accessdate=22 December 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928090600/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/popup.html?id=24|archivedate=28 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/FA_Cup/Story/0,,650495,00.html|title=Scally's rocky road to Highbury|last=Kelso|first=Paul|date=15 February 2002|accessdate=22 December 2006|location=London|work=The Guardian}}</ref> However, on 8 February 2007, Scally unexpectedly rescinded the ban after approximately six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=30764|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903200625/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=30764|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2012|title=Liptrott 'stunned' as Priestfield ban is lifted |work=kentonline.co.uk|first=|date=8 February 2007|accessdate=8 February 2009}} </ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Scally grew up in [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]], and prior to buying Gillingham had been a fan of [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].<ref name=":0" />
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As of 2009, Scally was non-resident in the UK for tax purposes, and resided in [[Dubai]].<ref name="Dubai">{{cite web|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Scally--I_m-still-in-charge-newsinkent15236.aspx?news=sport/|title=Scally: I'm still in charge |work=kentnews.co.uk|date=10 August 2008|accessdate=8 February 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2013}}</ref> He has been married three times and has had seven children. One of his sons died after a fall at the age of one, and another of a heart defect in 2003 at the age of 16 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Gills-chairman-ties-the-knot-newsinkent1298.aspx?news=local|title=Gills chairman ties the knot |work=kentnews.co.uk|date=7 August 2006|accessdate=26 January 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2013}}</ref><ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/02/19/current/ppage_7.htm |title=Scally optimistic of cup success against Chelsea |work=Irish Examiner |year=2000 |first=Frank |last=Malley |accessdate=26 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104843/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/02/19/current/ppage_7.htm |archivedate=22 June 2011 }}</ref> His surviving children comprise two daughters and three sons. His son Max (born 29 January 1991) was imprisoned for two years in January 2009 having been found guilty of causing [[grievous bodily harm]] to a 15 year old boy.<ref name="son">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/01/27/son-of-gillingham-fc-chairman-paul-scally-is-jailed-for-gbh-115875-21074367/|title=Son of Gillingham FC chairman Paul Scally is jailed for GBH |work=mirror.co.uk|date=27 January 2009|accessdate=8 February 2009}}</ref> His other sons are Jay and Adam, the latter of whom has been employed by the club as editor of Gillingham's [[matchday programme]].<ref name="IE" />

As of 2009, Scally was non-resident in the UK for tax purposes, and resided in [[Dubai]].<ref name="Dubai">{{cite web|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Scally--I_m-still-in-charge-newsinkent15236.aspx?news=sport/|title=Scally: I'm still in charge |work=kentnews.co.uk|date=10 August 2008|accessdate=8 February 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2013}}</ref>

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He has been married three times and has had seven children. One of his sons died after a fall at the age of one, and another of a heart defect in 2003 at the age of 16 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Gills-chairman-ties-the-knot-newsinkent1298.aspx?news=local|title=Gills chairman ties the knot |work=kentnews.co.uk|date=7 August 2006|accessdate=26 January 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2013}}</ref><ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/02/19/current/ppage_7.htm |title=Scally optimistic of cup success against Chelsea |work=Irish Examiner |year=2000 |first=Frank |last=Malley |accessdate=26 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104843/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/02/19/current/ppage_7.htm |archivedate=22 June 2011 }}</ref> His surviving children comprise two daughters and three sons, one of whom was imprisoned for two years in January 2009 having been found guilty of causing [[grievous bodily harm]] to a 15 year old boy;<ref name="son">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/01/27/son-of-gillingham-fc-chairman-paul-scally-is-jailed-for-gbh-115875-21074367/|title=Son of Gillingham FC chairman Paul Scally is jailed for GBH |work=mirror.co.uk|date=27 January 2009|accessdate=8 February 2009}}</ref> another son, Adam, has been employed by the club as editor of Gillingham's [[matchday programme]].<ref name="IE" />


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:37, 24 April 2024

Paul Scally
Born1955 or 1956 (age 67–68)[1]
London
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Minority shareholder of Gillingham F.C., former owner of a photocopier company
Spouse(s)1. Ellen
2. Lisa Marie
3. Sara
Children7

Paul Damien Phillip Scally (born 1955 or 1956) is a London-born businessman who served as the chairman of Gillingham Football Club between 1995 and 2022.

Career[edit]

Scally became wealthy through the sale of his Metronote photocopier business in South London and retired to study part-time for a law degree at Greenwich University. Prior to starting Metronote he "owned a motor racing team, flew his own plane in his own flying club, ran LBC's eye-in-the-sky traffic monitor and operated companies which dealt in everything from computers to champagne".[2]

Scally bought Gillingham F.C. for the sum of £1 in 1995.[3] In doing so, he took the Kent side out of administration, taking on debts of £1.5m to £2m shortly before they would have been placed into liquidation.[4][2] His tenure is the most successful period in the club's history, with three promotions, three Wembley play-off finals, four FA Cup victories over top division opponents, their furthest FA Cup run (quarter-final in 1999–2000), their joint-furthest League Cup runs (fourth round in 1996–97 and 2022-23) and their highest league finish of 11th in the Championship.[5][6][7] At the time of his departure from the role Scally's 27 years in charge of Gillingham made him second-longest serving Chairman in English football after Steve Gibson of Middlesbrough.[8]

He has also overseen the radical redevelopment of the club's Priestfield Stadium, adding a banqueting suite and a total of four new stands, three permanent and one temporary, transforming it into an all-seater arena. However the club's fortunes both on and off the pitch took a downhill turn from about 2004, arising mainly from his overspending on the new stands and facilities, and also the loss of anticipated income following the collapse of ITV Digital.

Scally is the sole owner of Priestfield Developments Ltd., a company formed in 2007 with the sole purpose of purchasing Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium for £9.8m as part of the restructuring of the club's debts.

Having sought investment into the club for a number of years, he told BBC Sport in December 2021 that he had not "yet come across anyone who will come in and take the club over - unless I stay and run it for them, or with them".[9] In August 2022 Scally announced that he would taking an “extended break” and appointed the club's former Finance Director Paul Fisher as co-chairman and chief executive, to handle the day to day running of the club.[10]

On 23 December 2022, US-based property magnate Brad Galinson purchased the majority shareholding in Gillingham Football Club Ltd, with Scally retaining a minority shareholding in the club and remaining a board member.[11][12]

Controversy[edit]

Scally expressed desire to relocate the club from the town of Gillingham, possibly to a location away from the Medway Towns though still somewhere within the county of Kent, claiming "The future of this football club is not at this stadium and everyone, if they are not stupid, accepts that is a fundamental point."[13]

He summarily dismissed manager Tony Pulis immediately after he had led the team to a Wembley Stadium play-off final in 1999, which brought about a protracted legal dispute over Pulis' contract.[14]

He has also become involved in a number of public disputes, most notably with several other Football League clubs over player transfers, the Kent Messenger Group of local newspapers (whose reporters he banned from the ground for several years for supposedly criticizing poor team performances), and Alan Liptrott, chairman of the Gills Independent Supporters Club, with whom he had several public disagreements, the largest over the ownership of an internet domain name, which led to Scally imposing a lifetime ban from Priestfield on Liptrott.[15][16][17] However, on 8 February 2007, Scally unexpectedly rescinded the ban after approximately six years.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Scally grew up in Blackheath, and prior to buying Gillingham had been a fan of Millwall.[2]

As of 2009, Scally was non-resident in the UK for tax purposes, and resided in Dubai.[19]

He has been married three times and has had seven children. One of his sons died after a fall at the age of one, and another of a heart defect in 2003 at the age of 16 weeks.[20][21] His surviving children comprise two daughters and three sons, one of whom was imprisoned for two years in January 2009 having been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to a 15 year old boy;[22] another son, Adam, has been employed by the club as editor of Gillingham's matchday programme.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thorpe, Martin (4 September 1995). "Soccer: Scally puts wag back into Gillingham - Martin Thorpe meets the Third Division club's off-field saviour who cannot prevent a 1-0 defeat by Colchester". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2021 – via Gale.
  2. ^ a b c Chadband, Ian (14 February 2000). "The Scally who cannot just calm down". Evening Standard. pp. 90–91.
  3. ^ Simon, Burnton (22 January 2003). "Scally shows profit on £1 buy". The Guardian Football Supplement. p. 28.
  4. ^ Turner, Mark (12 August 2000). "Football's fairytale". The Daily Telegraph. p. 148.
  5. ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 3. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
  6. ^ "History - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Brentford stunned by League Two Gillingham". BBC Sport. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Gillingham ground used as security for investment". BBC Sport. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Scally in talks over Gills investment". BBC Sport. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. ^ Cawdell, Luke (7 August 2022). "Scally to take 'extended break' from running Gillingham Football Club". Kent Online. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Club Statement". Gillingham Football Club. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  12. ^ Cawdell, Luke (3 January 2023). "Scally 'remains a big asset to Gillingham' says new owner". Kent Online. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ^ Cawdell, Luke (15 May 2006). "Scally: My future rests on stadium plans". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  14. ^ Kelso, Paul (27 April 2001). "Pulis tried to 'blackmail' chairman". The Guardian. p. 34.
  15. ^ Footymad (30 June 2001). "Scally Bans GSC". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  16. ^ Football Fans Census (n.d.). "Fans Comments on Banning from Grounds". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  17. ^ Kelso, Paul (15 February 2002). "Scally's rocky road to Highbury". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  18. ^ "Liptrott 'stunned' as Priestfield ban is lifted". kentonline.co.uk. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  19. ^ "Scally: I'm still in charge". kentnews.co.uk. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.[dead link]
  20. ^ "Gills chairman ties the knot". kentnews.co.uk. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.[dead link]
  21. ^ a b Malley, Frank (2000). "Scally optimistic of cup success against Chelsea". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  22. ^ "Son of Gillingham FC chairman Paul Scally is jailed for GBH". mirror.co.uk. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
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