A product of the infamous Crazy Gang of Wimbledon,
the elegant central defender
John Scales had long
shaken off the madness of the Dons and joined Liverpool
by
the time Terry Venables called him up, along with
other fringe defenders David Unsworth,
Colin Cooper
and ex Wimbledon teammate Warren Barton, for the
Umbro Trophy in the
summer of 1995. Scales was the
only one of the bunch of four to feature in all three
games - a win over Japan, a draw with Sweden and a
defeat to Brazil - but although
playing competently
enough he did not do enough to pursuade manager
Venables
that he had a future at the very highest level.
Career Record: Played 3, Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 1. Goals: 0
03/06/95 v Japan (H) W 2-1 (F)
Flowers, Gary Neville, Pearce, Scales,
Unsworth, Batty (Gascoigne), Anderton,
Platt, Beardsley (McManaman), Collymore
(Sheringham), Shearer
Scorers: Anderton, Platt (penalty)
08/06/95 v Sweden (H) D 3-3 (F)
Flowers, Barton, Le Saux, Cooper, Pallister
(Scales), Anderton, Barnes (Gascoigne), Platt,
Beardsley (Barmby), Sheringham, Shearer
Scorers: Shearer, Platt, Anderton
11/06/95 v Brazil (H) L 3-1 (F)
Flowers, Gary Neville, Pearce, Scales (Barton),
Cooper, Anderton, Platt, Batty (Gascoigne),
Le Saux, Sheringham (Collymore), Shearer.
Scorer: Le Saux