Scott Quigley
{{short description|English footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Scott Quigley
| image =
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| full_name = Scott David Quigley{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow |publisher=English Football League |page=6 |accessdate=17 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Shrewsbury, England{{cite web |title=FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2018/2019 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2018-2019/fltwo/portv.htm |website=www.footballsquads.co.uk |access-date=1 February 2021}}
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}{{cite web |title=Scott Quigley - Forward - First Team - Blackpool FC |url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/scott-quigley/ |website=www.blackpoolfc.co.uk |accessdate=10 July 2018}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = The New Saints
| years1 = 2012–2017
| clubs1 = The New Saints
| caps1 = 86
| goals1 = 25
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = → Caersws (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2012
| clubs3 = → Carmarthen Town (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = → Cefn Druids (loan)
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = Blackpool
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = → Wrexham (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = → Port Vale (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = → FC Halifax Town (loan)
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2019–2021
| clubs9 = Barrow
| caps9 = 73
| goals9 = 35
| years10 = 2021–2023
| clubs10 = Stockport County
| caps10 = 33
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2022–2023
| clubs11 = → Rochdale (loan)
| caps11 = 26
| goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2023–2025
| clubs12 = Eastleigh
| caps12 = 63
| goals12 = 13
| club-update = 12:39, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Scott David Quigley (born 2 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.
A pacey two-footed striker, he had a three-year scholarship with The New Saints before becoming professional at the club in 2012. Following loan spells with Caersws, Carmarthen Town and Cefn Druids, he went on to score 61 goals in 122 appearances for TNS. During his five years at the club, he won five Welsh Premier League titles, three Welsh Cup titles and three Welsh League Cup titles, including two successive trebles in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. He was signed by Blackpool in 2017 and spent time on loan at Wrexham, Port Vale, and FC Halifax Town. He signed for Barrow in 2019. He helped the club to win promotion to the Football League as champions of the National League in the 2019–20 season. He left Barrow to sign with Stockport County in 2021 and won the National League title for the second time in three seasons in 2021–22. He was loaned to Rochdale for the 2022–23 campaign. He returned to non-League football after signing with Eastleigh in July 2023, where he stayed for two seasons.
Career
=The New Saints=
Quigley joined New Saints in 2009 on a three-year scholarship programme.{{cite news |last1=Doman |first1=Robert |title=Saints sign Stockport sensation after loan success |url=http://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/15850925.Saints_sign_Stockport_sensation_after_loan_success/ |accessdate=10 July 2018 |work=Border Counties Advertizer |date=28 May 2012}} He went on loan to Cymru Alliance side Caersws in September 2011, though inadvertently cost the "Bluebirds" a three-point deduction after the club made an error during his registration.{{cite web|url=http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/hot-news/cymru-alliance/8654-bluebirds-could-face-points-deduction|title=Bluebirds could face points deduction|date=16 September 2011|publisher=Welsh Premier Football|accessdate=16 September 2017}} He signed a two-year professional contract with TNS in May 2012. He made his debut for the club on 12 September, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Simon Spender in a 1–0 defeat at Prestatyn Town.{{cite web |title=Prestatyn Town vs. The New Saints - 12 September 2012 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/12/wales/premier-league/prestatyn-town-fc/the-new-saints-fc/1307433/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} On 11 October 2012, he joined Welsh Premier League rivals Carmarthen Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/news/WPL86363.ink?newstype=N|title=Quigley joins Carmarthen - Christopher moves back to County|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Welsh Premier Football|accessdate=16 September 2017}} He made an "explosive start" to his time at Richmond Park, helping to create a goal a minute after coming on as a half-time substitute during at 4–2 defeat to Connah's Quay Nomads.{{cite news |title=wpl1213_gqn_h_13oct |url=https://carmarthentownafc.co.uk/archive/wpl1213_gqn_h_13oct.html |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=carmarthentownafc.co.uk |date=13 October 2012}} He made five appearances for Mark Aizlewood's "Old Gold", and went on to make a total of seven appearances for TNS by the end of the 2012–13 season as the Oswestry based club won the league title by a 22-point margin over Airbus UK Broughton.
On 16 August 2013, he went out on loan to Cymru Alliance side Cefn Druids.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnsfc.co.uk/2013/08/16/saintsloanoutkids/|title=Saints loan out youngsters|date=13 August 2013|publisher=The New Saints|accessdate=16 September 2017}} He scored two goals in six appearances for TNS during the 2013–14 campaign, with his first goals for the club coming in a 9–1 victory at Bangor City on 18 April.{{cite web |title=Bangor City vs. The New Saints - 18 April 2014 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/18/wales/premier-league/bangor-city-fc/the-new-saints-fc/1642777/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} TNS again won the league under the stewardship of Craig Harrison, this time finishing 14 points clear of second-place Airbus UK Broughton. On 22 July 2014, he appeared in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, during the second round of qualification, as the Saints lost 2–0 at home to Slovakian side ŠK Slovan Bratislava.{{cite web |title=The New Saints vs. Slovan Bratislava - 22 July 2014 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/07/22/europe/uefa-champions-league/the-new-saints-fc/k-slovan-bratislava/1710273/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} He was named as the club's Young Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season, having scored 12 goals in 36 games.{{cite web |title=Scott Quigley: 2017/2018 Biography & Statistics - Welsh Premier League |url=https://www.wpl.cymru/Player-Display/64110/2017/2018 |website=www.wpl.cymru |accessdate=10 July 2018}} He also won his third Welsh Premier League title as TNS finished 18 points ahead of runners-up Bala Town. Two of his goals came in the final of the Welsh League Cup on 25 January, as the Saints triumphed 3–0 over Bala Town.{{cite web |title=Bala Town vs. The New Saints - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/25/wales/league-cup/bala-town-fc/the-new-saints-fc/1971293/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} On 2 May, he appeared as a 71st-minute substitute for Adrian Cieslewicz in the final of the Welsh Cup at Latham Park, which ended in a 2–0 victory over Newtown to secure TNS the domestic treble.{{cite web |title=The New Saints vs. Newtown - 2 May 2015 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/02/wales/welsh-cup/the-new-saints-fc/newtown-afc/2026988/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}}
On 1 July 2015, he scored his first goal in European competition, as the Saints recorded a 2–1 win at Faroe Islanders B36 Tórshavn in the opening round of qualification.{{cite web |title=B36 vs. The New Saints - 1 July 2015 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/01/europe/uefa-champions-league/b36-torshavn/the-new-saints-fc/2049078/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} He received the first sending off of his career on 23 October, during stoppage time in a 4–0 win at Aberystwyth Town.{{cite web |title=Aberystwyth Town vs. The New Saints - 23 October 2015 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/23/wales/premier-league/aberystwyth-town-fc/the-new-saints-fc/2049956/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} He scored 18 goals from 39 appearances in the 2015–16 campaign, helping TNS to a fifth consecutive league title. He again appeared in the final of the Welsh League Cup, as TNS defeated Denbigh Town 2–0 at Maesdu Park on 25 January.{{cite web |title=The New Saints vs. Denbigh Town - 23 January 2016 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/23/wales/league-cup/the-new-saints-fc/denbigh-town-fc/2170362/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} They also retained their Welsh Cup title to complete their second-successive domestic treble, with Quigley scoring the second goal of a 2–0 victory over Airbus UK Broughton at the Racecourse Ground.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Aled |title=Welsh Cup final: The New Saints 2-0 Airbus UK Broughton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36172706 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2016}} He scored 16 goals in 26 games in the 2016–17 season, including two goals against San Marino side Tre Penne during Champions League qualification.{{cite web |title=Tre Penne vs. The New Saints - 5 July 2016 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/07/05/europe/uefa-champions-league/sp-tre-penne/the-new-saints-fc/2244649/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} TNS were again dominant in the league, finishing 27 points ahead of second-place Connah's Quay Nomads after recording a World record 27 consecutive top-flight wins.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38625961|title=New Saints' world-record run of victories is ended by 3-3 draw with Newtown - BBC Sport|date=14 January 2017|work=BBC Online|accessdate=14 January 2017}} They also secured a third straight Welsh League Cup title with a 4–0 win over Barry Town United at Cyncoed Stadium.{{cite news |title=FAW / TNS beat Barry Town United to lift first silverware of season |url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/tns-beat-barry-town-town-united-lift-first-silverware-season/ |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=www.faw.cymru |date=22 January 2017}} However, they lost the Welsh Cup final, falling 2–1 to Bala Town at Nantporth.{{cite web |title=Bala Town vs. The New Saints - 30 April 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/30/wales/welsh-cup/bala-town-fc/the-new-saints-fc/2432699/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}} He opened the 2017–18 season in good form by scoring three goals during Champions League qualification as the Saints defeated Gibraltar side Europa in the first round.{{cite web |title=Europa vs. The New Saints - 4 July 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/07/04/europe/uefa-champions-league/college-cosmo/the-new-saints-fc/2466253/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=11 July 2018}}{{cite news |title=Champions League qualifying: The New Saints 1-2 Europa FC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40410679 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Field |first1=Carl |title=The New Saints progress in the Champions League |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-saints-progress-champions-league-13283081 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=walesonline |date=4 July 2017}} Manager Scott Ruscoe said that he was "absolutely made up for the lad" after Quigley secured a move into the English Football League following his eight-year spell at Park Hall.{{cite news |title='I'm absolutely made up for the lad.' Scott Ruscoe on Quigley's Blackpool switch. - Welsh Premier League |url=https://www.wpl.cymru/news/and8216;Im-absolutely-made-up-for-the-lad-Scott-Ruscoe-on-Quigleys-Blackpool-switch/108353/ |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=www.wpl.cymru |date=17 August 2017}}
=Blackpool=
On 16 August 2017, Quigley signed a two-year contract (with the option of a third) with League One side Blackpool after being signed for an initial fee of £35,000 (potentially rising to £50,000).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40948252|title=Scott Quigley: Blackpool sign forward from The New Saints|date=16 August 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 August 2017}}{{cite news |title=Scott Quigley Completes Transfer From TNS |url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/august/scott-quigley-completes-transfer-from-tns/ |accessdate=10 July 2018 |work=blackpoolfc.co.uk |date=16 August 2017}} Manager Gary Bowyer said that "he's a young, powerful forward who fits in with the model we're trying to develop at the club".{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Tall, quick and scored in Champions League! A look at Port Vale's Scott Quigley |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tall-quick-scored-champions-league-1752164 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=5 July 2018}} He made his debut for the "Tangerines" on 29 August, playing the first 70 minutes of an EFL Trophy match against Wigan Athletic at Bloomfield Road, which went on to end as a penalty shoot-out defeat following a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/match-report-blackpool-1-wigan-athletic-1-wigan-win-5-4-on-penalties-1-8727714|title=Match report: Blackpool 1 Wigan Athletic 1 (Wigan win 5-4 on penalties)|date=30 August 2017|publisher=Blackpool Gazette Sport|accessdate=17 September 2017}} He made his first league appearance on 12 September, coming on as an injury time substitute for Kyle Vassell in a 3–1 victory at Plymouth Argyle.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41156406|title=Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Blackpool|date=12 September 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 September 2017}} On 16 January 2018, Quigley joined National League side Wrexham on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.{{cite news |title=Scott Quigley: Blackpool striker in Wrexham loan move |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42709082 |accessdate=10 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2018}} Manager Dean Keates said that "all being the well the frustration that he has had from the first half of the season [with limited first-team opportunities at Blackpool] he can take it out on our opposition for the rest of the season for us".{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-keates-ready-unleash-new-14162515 |title=Dean Keates ready to unleash new Wrexham AFC striker on the National League |newspaper=Daily Post |first=Rob | last=Griffiths |date=16 January 2018 |accessdate=16 January 2018}} Having failed to score in nine substitute league appearances and five EFL Trophy starts for the "Seasiders", he rediscovered his form with the "Dragons" and scored eight goals in 17 National League fixtures.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Port Vale complete deal for Blackpool striker Scott Quigley |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/port-vale-complete-deal-blackpool-1751552 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=5 July 2018}}
On 5 July 2018, Quigley joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the whole of the 2018–19 season, where he was reunited with former TNS teammate Connell Rawlinson.{{cite news |title=Scott Quigley: Port Vale sign Blackpool's ex-TNS striker on season-long loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44726586 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2018}} Manager Neil Aspin stated that he had been recommended by coach Gary Brabin.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Port Vale hoping their homework on Scott Quigley will pay off |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/port-vale-hoping-homework-scott-1769392 |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=12 July 2018}} Upon joining the "Valiants" Quigley said "It's going to be my first proper stint in the Football League and I can't wait to get started".{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Port Vale's Scott Quigley determined to prove himself in Football League |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/port-vales-scott-quigley-determined-1753565 |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=6 July 2018}} He scored his first and only goal for the club on 13 November, opening the scoring during a 2–1 win at Walsall in the EFL Trophy.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Walsall 1, Port Vale 2 Checkatrade report: Vale top group and 15-year-old plays |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/nelson-agho-port-vale-walsall-2217325 |accessdate=14 November 2018 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=13 November 2018}} He was recalled to Blackpool in January after making just one league start and 12 further appearances at Vale Park.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Striker Scott Quigley recalled by Blackpool from loan at Port Vale |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/striker-scott-quigley-recalled-blackpool-2376737 |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=31 December 2018}}
On 3 January 2019, Quigley returned to the National League on loan, this time at FC Halifax Town; manager Jamie Fullarton said that "not only will Scott add another dimension to our squad and hopefully bring goals, his personality and character will fit seamlessly into the group. He is a great addition and a real coup for us to get such a signing across the line".{{cite news |last1=Scargill |first1=Tom |title=FC Halifax Town: Shaymen sign striker on loan from Blackpool |url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/football/fc-halifax-town/fc-halifax-town-shaymen-sign-striker-on-loan-from-blackpool-1-9517486 |accessdate=3 January 2019 |work=Halifax Courier |date=4 January 2019}}
=Barrow=
On 20 May 2019, Quigley signed for National League side Barrow on a three-year deal.{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Matt |title=Striker Scott Quigley signs for Barrow AFC, while Dior Angus returns on a permanent transfer |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/17652764.striker-scott-quigley-signs-for-barrow-afc-while-dior-angus-returns-on-a-permanent-transfer/ |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=Halifax Courier |date=25 January 2019}} He was the division's top-scorer with 20 goals by the time the National League was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, though Quigley himself was also suspended following a red card in a 1–0 home defeat to Notts County on 7 March.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Former Wrexham AFC striker Scott Quigley gutted he won't be facing his former club when Barrow continue title push |url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/18303307.former-wrexham-afc-striker-scott-quigley-gutted-wont-facing-former-club-barrow-continue-title-push/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |work=The Leader |date=13 March 2020}} Though the season was not resumed, Barrow went on to be promoted to the Football League as National League champions.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Port Vale's message to Barrow after they clinch promotion with former Valiants |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/port-vales-message-barrow-after-4238277 |accessdate=18 June 2020 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=18 June 2020}} He signed a new three-year contract in July 2020.{{cite news |title=Scott Quigley: Barrow striker signs new three-year contract with newly-promoted club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53505430 |accessdate=30 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=22 July 2020}} He was voted as Barrow's Fans' Player of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2021/may/210521-barrow-duo-scott-quigley-and-patrick-brough-take-top-player-of-the-year-awards-for-2020-21-season/ |title=Quigley And Brough Take Top Awards |website=Barrow AFC |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=1 March 2023}} He was also named on the National League Team of the Year, along with teammates Josh Kay and John Rooney.{{cite news |title=Moors duo named in Team of the Season |url=https://www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk/news/moors-duo-named-in-team-of-the-season-2554844.html |accessdate=23 August 2020 |work=www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk}}
He took until late November to score his first goal of Barrow's return to the Football League, though manager David Dunn believed it would kick-start the striker's season.{{cite news |last1=Colman |first1=Jon |title=Scott's off and running, says AFC boss |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/18898172.scotts-off-running-says-afc-boss/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=The Mail |date=25 November 2020}} Dunn was sacked a few weeks later though, and new appointment Michael Jolley said that Quigley was "a focal point for the team, he's a threat and a real handful. He takes a lot of heat on behalf of the team... I'm really looking forward to working with him".{{cite news |last1=MacDermott |first1=Shane |title=Jolley is excited to work with in-form forward |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/18979323.barrow-afc-manager-michael-jolley-excited-work-scott-quigley/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=The Mail |date=1 January 2021}} Jolley's reign lasted just two months, but caretaker manager Rob Kelly kept faith in Quigley, who scored 15 goals from 41 appearances to help Barrow to finish above the League Two relegation zone at the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite news |title=Kelly kept faith in Bluebirds' striker |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/18959898.barrow-afc-caretaker-boss-rob-kelly-kept-faith-striker-scott-quigley/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=The Mail |date=22 December 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Goulding |first1=Neil |title=Job done for Bluebirds as huge victory ensures Football League survival |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/19263227.win-forest-green-secures-barrow-afcs-football-league-status/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=The Mail |date=27 April 2021}}
=Stockport County=
On 15 July 2021, Quigley announced his departure from Barrow and returned to the National League to join Stockport County for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/county-add-prolific-striker-quigley/|title=County add prolific striker Quigley|website=www.stockportcounty.com|date=15 July 2021}} He cited "family reasons" as the reason for his move to Edgeley Park and urged Barrow fans not to listen to "lies" to the contrary as new Barrow manager Mark Cooper stated that Stockport had offered a contract that Barrow could not compete with.{{cite news |last1=Colman |first1=Jon |title=Goal ace Quigley joins Stockport after leaving Bluebirds |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/19445592.goal-ace-scott-quigley-departs-barrow-afc/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=The Mail |date=15 July 2021}} On 17 November, he scored two goals as Stockport overturned a 3–1 deficit to beat League One side Bolton Wanderers in the first round of the FA Cup.{{cite news |title=Quigley departs in permanent move |url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/quigley-departs-on-permanent-move/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |work=Stockport County |date=17 July 2023}} He scored ten goals in 37 appearances throughout the 2021–22 season as Dave Challinor's "Hatters" secured a return to the Football League as champions of the National League.
Having been limited to four substitute appearances after Stockport's return to the EFL, Quigley joined Rochdale on a season-long loan on 1 September 2022.{{cite news |title=Rochdale sign Quigley on loan from Stockport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62759638 |access-date=3 September 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2022}} Manager Jim Bentley commented that "Scott is a player I've always admired and have come close to signing previously".{{cite news |title=Scott Quigley Joins On Loan |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2022/september/scottquigleyjoinsonloan/|access-date=2 September 2022 |work=Rochdale A.F.C. |date=1 September 2022}} He scored five goals in twenty starts and seven substitute appearances for Rochdale in the 2022–23 campaign as the club were relegated out of the Football League in last place.
=Eastleigh=
On 17 July 2023, Quigley returned to the National League when he joined Eastleigh.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastleighfc.com/news-scott-quigley-joins-the-spitfires/|title=Scott Quigley Joins The Spitfires|website=www.eastleighfc.com|date=17 July 2023|accessdate=17 July 2023}} He scored 11 goals in 46 games during the 2023–24 season. He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season after contributing another three goals from 25 games. {{cite web|url=https://eastleighfc.com/2025/05/2024-25-retained-list/|title=2024/25 Retained List|website=eastleighfc.com|date=7 May 2025|accessdate=8 May 2025}}
Style of play
Quigley is a pacey two-footed forward.{{cite news |title=Scott Quigley leaves The New Saints for the Football League |url=https://www.clwbpeldroed.org/2017/08/16/new-saints-forward-quigley-blackpool/ |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=www.clwbpeldroed.org |date=16 August 2017}} Despite being {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, he prefers to play with the ball on the ground.{{cite news |last1=Scargill |first1=Tom |title=FC Halifax Town: Striker Quigley confident the goals will start to flow |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/17652764.striker-scott-quigley-signs-for-barrow-afc-while-dior-angus-returns-on-a-permanent-transfer/ |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=The Mail |date=20 May 2019}}
Career statistics
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!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Includes Welsh Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes Welsh League Cup, EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|The New Saints
|2012–13{{cite web |title=S. Quigley |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/scott-quigley/251531/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=17 January 2018}} |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Welsh Premier League |6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2014–15
|Welsh Premier League |28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
| 2015–16
|Welsh Premier League |28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
| 2016–17
|Welsh Premier League |18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 2 | 2{{efn|Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup}} | 1 | 26 | 16 | |
| 2017–18
|Welsh Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 86 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 61 |
| Carmarthen Town (loan)
|Welsh Premier League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Blackpool
|2017–18{{Soccerbase season|id=81180|season=2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}} |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=81180|season=2018|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wrexham (loan)
|17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | ||
| Port Vale (loan)
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| FC Halifax Town (loan)
|National League |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Barrow
|National League |35 | 20 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | 37 | 20 | |||
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=81180|season=2020|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
|League Two |38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 73 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 35 |
| rowspan="3"|Stockport County
|National League |31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=81180|season=2022|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
|League Two |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| Rochdale (loan)
|League Two |26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| rowspan=3|Eastleigh
|National League |40 | 11 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 46 | 11 | |||
| 2024–25
|National League |23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 1 | 25 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!63 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 14 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!338 | 94 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 404 | 124 |
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Honours
- Welsh Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Welsh Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16; runner-up: 2016–17
- Welsh League Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17; runner-up: 2012–13
Barrow
Stockport County
- National League: 2021–22{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1852 |title=National League: 2021/22: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=15 May 2022}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2473&teamTabs=stats&season_id=154 |title=Stockport: Squad details: 2021/22 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=15 May 2022}}
Individual
References
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