Scott Boden

Scott Boden
Personal information
Full name Scott David Boden
Date of birth (1989-12-19) 19 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Retford FC
Youth career
–2007 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2008 → IFK Mariehamn (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2013 Chesterfield 104 (15)
2011 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 7 (0)
2013 → Alfreton Town (loan) 13 (3)
2013–2014 Macclesfield Town 40 (18)
2014–2015 FC Halifax Town 38 (10)
2015–2016 Newport County 45 (13)
2016–2017 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 13 (1)
2017–2018 Wrexham 34 (3)
2018–2019 Gateshead 29 (11)
2019–2021 Chesterfield 58 (23)
2021 → Torquay United (loan) 18 (6)
2021–2022 Boreham Wood 44 (11)
2022 York City 4 (0)
2022–2024 Buxton 30 (4)
2024– Matlock Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Scott David Boden (born 19 December 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Retford FC.

Career

Boden was born in Streatham. In 2008, Boden was loaned out from Sheffield United to play five matches for IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish Premier Division.[1] Boden left Åland for England and Chesterfield after his stint at the Mariehamn based club.[2]

In October 2011 Boden moved to Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan.[3]

He was offered a new one-year contract by Chesterfield in May 2012 which Boden accepted.[4] On 31 January 2013, having struggled to get regular football at Chesterfield, Boden moved on loan to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town until 20 April.[5] After three goals in thirteen appearances Boden was recalled two weeks early following an injury to Marc Richards.[6] He made one further appearance for Chesterfield following his loan, before being released at the end of the season.[7]

On 29 July 2013, following a successful trial period, Boden signed for former club Macclesfield Town on a permanent basis, penning a one-year contract.[8]

Following a successful season which saw Boden score 18 goals for Macclesfield in the Conference Premier he was signed by FC Halifax Town on 1 July 2014.[9]

On 13 July 2015 Boden joined League Two club Newport County on a one-year contract. He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 versus Cambridge United. Boden scored his first competitive goal for Newport on 11 August 2015 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League Cup first round. He scored his first league goal for Newport on 15 August 2015 in a League Two match versus Stevenage. On 5 December 2015 Boden scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Barnet in the FA Cup 2nd round,[10] which saw Newport County make the 3rd round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1986.[11] Boden finished the season as Newport's top scorer with 15 goals in all competitions.

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Boden was offered a new contract by Newport but he chose to move on to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a three-year deal.[12] However, Boden was released by Inverness after his first season.

On 6 July 2017, Boden joined Wrexham on a one-year deal.[13] He made his debut on 5 August 2017, against former club Macclesfield Town in a 0–1 home defeat.[14]

He was released by Wrexham on 14 May 2018.[15]

Boden was signed by Gateshead on 20 July 2018.[16]

On 30 January 2019, Boden re-joined former club Chesterfield on an 18-month contract.[17]

On 23 February 2021, Boden joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[18]

Boden was released at the end of the 2020–21 season.[19] He subsequently joined fellow National League side Boreham Wood in August 2021 on a one-year deal with the option of a further twelve-months.[20]

On 6 June 2022, Boden joined National League side York City on a permanent move after being released by Boreham Wood.

In January 2024, Boden joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town following a spell with National League North club Buxton.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 2007–08[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
IFK Mariehamn (loan) 2008[23] Veikkausliiga 5 0 — — — 5 0
Chesterfield 2008–09[24] League Two 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2009–10[25] League Two 35 6 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 37 6
2010–11[26] League Two 23 3 1 1 0 0 1[a] 0 25 4
2011–12[27] League One 26 4 0 0 1 0 4[a] 1 31 5
2012–13[28] League Two 9 0 1 1 0 0 2[a] 0 12 1
Total 104 15 5 2 1 0 8 1 118 18
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2011–12[27] League Two 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Alfreton Town (loan) 2012–13[29] Conference Premier 13 3 — — — 13 3
Macclesfield Town 2013–14[29] Conference Premier 40 18 5 4 — 1[b] 0 46 22
FC Halifax Town 2014–15[29] Conference Premier 38 10 3 1 — 5[b] 2 46 13
Newport County 2015–16[30] League Two 45 13 4 1 1 1 1[a] 0 51 15
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016–17[31] Scottish Premiership 13 1 1 0 5 4 — 19 5
Wrexham 2017–18[29] National League 34 3 1 0 — 1[b] 0 36 3
Gateshead 2018–19[29] National League 29 11 2 1 — 1[b] 0 32 12
Chesterfield 2018–19[29] National League 15 10 — — — 15 10
2019–20[29] National League 34 10 1 0 — 1[b] 0 36 10
2020–21[29] National League 9 3 1 0 — 1[b] 0 11 3
Total 58 23 2 0 — 2 0 62 23
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21[29] National League 18 6 0 0 — 0 0 18 6
Boreham Wood 2021–22[29] National League 44 11 6 2 — 2[b] 0 52 13
York City 2022–23[29] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Buxton 2022–23[29] National League North 24 3 4 3 — 1[b] 0 29 6
2023–24[29] National League North 6 1 0 0 — 1[b] 0 7 1
Total 30 4 4 3 0 0 2 0 36 7
Matlock Town 2023–24[32] Northern Premier League Premier Division 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Career total 483 118 34 14 7 5 23 3 547 140
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Chesterfield

References

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  13. ^ "Wrexham sign striker Scott Boden on a one year contract". BBC Sport. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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  20. ^ Norcliffe, Liam (23 February 2021). "Former Chesterfield striker Scott Boden signs for Boreham Wood". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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  33. ^ "Starting Lineups - Chesterfield vs Swindon". Sky Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.