Matthew James Scaife is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 former professional footballer. After leaving the professional game he participated in over 1000 games as either a player or manager in the Northern League

Northern League (football)

The Northern League is a football league in North East England for semi-professional and amateur teams. Having been founded in 1889, it is the oldest surviving football league in the world after the Football League....

. He has a brother called Jonathan Scaife, of 13 years, and Adam Scaife of 19 years.

Scaife began his career as an apprentice with Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

, turning professional in October 1972. However, he failed to make the Middlesbrough first team and made his league debut after joining Halifax Town

Halifax Town A.F.C.

Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...

 on loan in January 1975.

Scaife joined Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

 in September 1975 and went on to make 80 league appearances before joining Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...

 in October 1977 where he was to end his league career.

On leaving Rochdale, he joined Whitby Town

Whitby Town F.C.

Whitby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football...

 where his father, Bob, was chairman, later playing for Scarborough

Scarborough F.C.

Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...

, Guisborough Town

Guisborough Town F.C.

Guisborough Town F.C. are an English football club based in Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland. They were founded in 1973 and currently play in the Northern League Division One. Their home ground is the in Guisborough....

, South Bank

South Bank F.C.

South Bank F.C. is a football club based in Middlesbrough, England. The team was the founding members of the Northern League in 1889, won the FA Amateur Cup in 1913. In the 1925-26 season, they reached the 1st round of the FA Cup, but left from the Wearside League in 1999....

 and Newcastle Blue Star

Newcastle Blue Star F.C.

Newcastle Blue Star F.C. was a football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was established in 1930 and joined the Wearside League in 1973. In 1978, it won the FA Vase. Having won promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division at the end of the 2008/09 season via the...

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Scaife's managerial career began with Whitby, where he won the Northern League title before taking over as manager of Dunston Federation Brewery

Dunston Federation Brewery F.C.

Dunston UTS F.C. is a football club based in the Dunston area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division One.-History:...

 in August 1997. He led Dunston to two league titles and five league cups before leaving at the end of the 2006-07 season.

In June 2007, Scaife took over as manager of Billingham Synthonia

Billingham Synthonia F.C.

Billingham Synthonia F.C. is a football club based in Billingham, England. They were established in 1923, playing first in the Teesside League, and joining the Northern League in 1945. In the 1993–94 season, they reached the Quarter-Finals of the FA Trophy, in a run which included victories over...

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Bob is now assistant manager at Whitby Town, working alongside the legendary Harry Dunn

Harry Dunn

Harry Dunn is an English former football player and football club manager. He was most recently the manager of Whitby Town following the end of his contract as manager at Conference North side Blyth Spartans, until October 2010....

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