Dan Scarr

Daniel George Scarr (born 24 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League Two club Walsall. He played for several years in non-league football, including as a member of the Stourbridge team that reached the third round of the 2016–17 FA Cup, before signing for Birmingham City in January 2017. He spent the 2017–18 season on loan to Wycombe Wanderers, and made one EFL Cup appearance for Birmingham before joining Walsall in January 2019.

Dan Scarr
Personal information
Full name Daniel George Scarr[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994[2]
Place of birth Bromsgrove, England[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2013 Worcester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Causeway United
2014–2015 Redditch United
2015–2017 Stourbridge 60 (6)
2017–2019 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 22 (1)
2019– Walsall 75 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Life and career

Scarr's father, Ian, played non-league football as a goalkeeper before becoming a referee.[4] Scarr himself began his football career at Worcester College of Technology Football Academy in association with Worcester City.[5] He was club captain of the Academy's team, and it was at that stage that he was converted from right back to centre back.[6][7]

After completing his college course, Scarr played for Midland Alliance (ninth-tier) club Causeway United before moving up two steps of the football pyramid to join Redditch United of the Southern League Premier Division in 2014.[8][9]

A year later, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division (seventh-tier) club Stourbridge,[8] for which he played part-time while working as a fitness trainer in a gym in the Rubery area of Birmingham.[10] In 2015–16 he made 55 appearances in all competitions, performed well, and signed for another season.[8] He was a member of the Stourbridge team that progressed through four rounds of qualifying and two rounds proper to reach the third round of the 2016–17 FA Cup. Drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers of EFL League Two, Stourbridge conceded just after half-time, but with 20 minutes left, a long free kick into the penalty area fell to Scarr who stabbed it home to equalise; Adebayo Akinfenwa restored Wycombe's lead late on.[11] Scarr's performances earned him a place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division Team of the Season.[12]

He promptly went on trial with West Bromwich Albion,[13] and was watched by other clubs including Middlesbrough, Port Vale and Portsmouth, but it was Birmingham City – the club he supports – who signed him on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14][15] Soon after joining the club, he tore a hip flexor and was out of action for the rest of the season.[16]

Scarr joined Wycombe Wanderers on 31 August 2017, on loan until 1 January 2018.[17] After two matches as an unused substitute,[18] Scarr made his Football League debut on 12 September, in the starting eleven for the League Two fixture away to Mansfield Town; he played the whole match, which ended goalless.[19] In a 3–3 draw with Carlisle United in October, Scarr conceded a penalty for what the referee saw as a foul on Shaun Miller; Miller was subsequently charged by the Football Association and became the first player retrospectively suspended for "successful deception of a match official" via a "clear act of simulation".[20] In mid-December, by which time he had made ten league appearances, his loan was extended to the end of the season.[21][22] Scarr scored his first Football League goal on 22 December with a volley from outside the penalty area to help Wycombe recover from a two-goal deficit away to Coventry City, only to lose 3–2.[23] He established himself in Wycombe's starting eleven in the second half of the campaign, but an injury sustained playing against Cambridge United in March put an end to his season.[18][24] The team went on to achieve automatic promotion.[25]

He made his debut for Birmingham City in the starting eleven for the visit to Reading in the EFL Cup first round on 14 August 2018; Birmingham lost 2–0.[26]

Scarr joined League One club Walsall on 21 January 2019, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stourbridge 2015–16[8] NPL Premier Division 44660—5[lower-alpha 1]1557
2016–17[28] NPL Premier Division16083—1[lower-alpha 2]0253
Total 606143—618010
Birmingham City 2016–17[29] Championship000000—00
2017–18[22] Championship000000—00
2018–19[26] Championship000010—10
Total 000010—10
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[22] League Two22130—1[lower-alpha 3]0261
Walsall 2018–19[26] League One171———171
2019–20[30] League Two33030004[lower-alpha 3]2402
2020–21[31] League Two25310102[lower-alpha 3]0293
Total 754401062866
Career total 157112132013319317
  1. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Worcestershire Senior Cup
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

References
  1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Dan Scarr". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. Dan Scarr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Hackett turns attention to Stour's forward line". Worcester News. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. "Dan Scarr". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Sport Awards 2013". Sport Worcester. September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. Berkeley, Geoff (25 January 2017). "Former Worcester City striker Mark Owen: I knew Birmingham City signing Dan Scarr would make a top centre-back when he joined my academy". Worcester News. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. "1st team 2015/16 season: Dan Scarr". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. "Maye the latest new face at United". Redditch Advertiser. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. Kendrick, Mat (26 January 2017). "Birmingham City's Dan Scarr: From Rubery fitness trainer to Blues pro". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. White, Jim (7 January 2017). "Wycombe 2 Stourbridge 1: Heartbreak for non-league side as Cup dream is ended by Adebayo Akinfenwa". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
    "Highlights: Wycombe 2–1 Stourbridge". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  12. "Maguire takes the Premier Player of the Year Award at the NPL awards night". nonleague.pitchero.com. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  13. "Stourbridge FA Cup goal hero Dan Scarr lands trial with West Bromwich Albion". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. Carruthers, Mark (January 2017). "Glassboys boss urges supporters to be patient with Blues new boy Scarr". Non-League Daily. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. McCartney, Aidan (23 January 2017). "Birmingham City transfer news: Stourbridge star Dan Scarr signs for Blues". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  16. Chapman, Joseph (19 July 2017). "Birmingham City: Dan Scarr on his dream move, a set-back and what next season holds". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  17. "Dan Scarr: Wycombe Wanderers sign Birmingham City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  18. "D. Scarr". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  19. "Mansfield Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  20. "Shaun Miller becomes first player to be retrospectively suspended for diving". The Guardian. London. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  21. "Dan Scarr: Wycombe Wanderers extend defender's loan until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  22. "Games played by Dan Scarr in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  23. Turner, Andy (22 December 2017). "Coventry City 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2 reaction: McNulty and Doyle fire Sky Blues into fourth". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  24. "Preview: Wycombe Wanderers hope defenders Dan Scarr and Joe Jacobson will be fit for Barnet game at The Hive". Bucks Free Press. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  25. "Wycombe Wanderers: Gareth Ainsworth feels promotion has 'turned League Two on head'". BBC Sport. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  26. "Games played by Dan Scarr in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  27. "Dan Scarr: Walsall sign Birmingham defender on two-and-a-half-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  28. "1st team 2016/17 season: Dan Scarr". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  29. "Games played by Dan Scarr in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  30. "Games played by Dan Scarr in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  31. "Games played by Dan Scarr in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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