Draft:Danny Scopes

  • Comment: Scopes has been the subject of lots of routine local sports reporting, but otherwise there is little amounting to SIGCOV. The Clark interview is a primary source (see WP:IV). I was able to find an additional BBC source relating to Aveley reaching the playoffs in 2024, but I can't find much focused on Scopes himself (rather than the teams he's managed) so I don't think Scopes meets the WP:GNG notability criteria.
    (PS: Personally, I am not a fan of the sfn citations style - it adds a step to evaluating cited sources) Paul W (talk) 12:17, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Danny Scopes
Personal information
Full name Daniel John Scopes
Date of birth 1974 (1974) (age 52)
Place of birth Essex, England
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
c. 1995–2004 Great Wakering Rovers ~350
c. 2004–2005 Tilbury
2005–2007 Concord Rangers
Managerial career
2007–2012 Concord Rangers (joint)
2019–2021 Concord Rangers
2021–2025 Aveley
2025– Billericay Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danny Scopes (born September 1974) is an English football manager and former non-league footballer. He managed Concord Rangers to the 2020 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium and later led Aveley to successive promotions, taking the club to the National League South for the first time in its history. He is currently manager of Billericay Town F.C. in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

The Non-League Paper has highlighted his managerial philosophy and long‑term influence within English non‑league football.[1]

Playing career

Scopes played as a midfielder in the Essex non-league pyramid throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s. He spent the majority of his senior career at Great Wakering Rovers, making approximately 350 appearances over a ten-year period.[2]

He subsequently joined Tilbury for a season and a half, winning promotion during his time there, before signing for Concord Rangers in November 2005.[2][1]

At Concord, Scopes was appointed club captain for the 2006–07 season. Following Grace's departure at the end of that season, he was approached by chairman Antony Smith and persuaded to take on the role of player-manager ahead of 2007–08, a role he had not actively sought.[1]

Career statistics

Club League Approx. apps Notes
Great Wakering Rovers F.C. Essex Senior League ~350 c. 1995–2004
Tilbury F.C. Essex Senior League — c. 2004–2005; promoted
Concord Rangers F.C. Essex Senior League — Nov 2005–2007; club captain;

later player-manager

Appearances are approximate, as stated by Scopes in a 2015 interview.[2]

Managerial career

Concord Rangers — first spell (2007–2012)

Scopes was appointed player-manager of Concord Rangers in 2007. Shortly after his appointment, Danny Cowley joined the club as a coach, with Nicky Cowley signing as a player, and the pair subsequently formed a joint-management partnership.[1][3]

In a later feature interview, The Non-League Paper described Scopes as a formative figure in Concord Rangers’ rise through the Essex and Isthmian leagues, noting his role in attracting Danny and Nicky Cowley to the club.[1]

Concord won the Essex Senior Football League title in 2007–08 and were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North. In 2009–10, the club secured a second promotion by winning the Division One North play-off final, reaching the Isthmian League Premier Division.[1] Scopes stepped down from the joint-management role in 2012, with Cowley subsequently taking sole charge.[4]

Concord Rangers — second spell (2019–2021)

Scopes returned to Concord Rangers as manager in May 2019.[5] In the 2019–20 FA Trophy, Concord reached the final at Wembley Stadium. The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was played behind closed doors on 3 May 2021, with an official attendance of zero.[6][7] Concord were defeated 1–0 by Harrogate Town, with the winning goal scored by captain Josh Falkingham.[6] Reflecting on the occasion, Scopes told BBC Radio Essex that, as the disappointment faded, his overriding emotion was pride in how his players represented the club.[8] Scopes resigned later that month following the departure of long-serving chairman Antony Smith.[9]

Aveley (2021–2025)

In October 2021, Scopes was appointed manager of Aveley.[10] In his first full season, the club won the Isthmian League North Division title and were promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division. In the 2022–23 season, Aveley secured a second successive promotion by winning the Premier Division play-offs, reaching the National League South for the first time in the club's history. The club also won the Isthmian League Cup that season.[11]

In their National League South debut season, Aveley finished seventh and qualified for the play-offs.[12] At the end of the 2023–24 campaign, Scopes was named National League South Manager of the Season.[13] Scopes left Aveley at the end of the 2024–25 season.[14]

Billericay Town (2025–)

Billericay Town FC manager Danny Scopes and his coaching staff, celebrating promotion to National League South (May 2026)

On 8 September 2025, Scopes was appointed manager of Billericay Town, with the club positioned in the lower reaches of the Isthmian League Premier Division.[15][16] Following his appointment, Billericay recorded a prolonged unbeaten run in league competition and improved their league standing, progressing to the Premier Division play-off final later that season.

In cup competition, Scopes led the club to victory in the Essex Senior Cup final on 24 March 2026, defeating Great Wakering Rovers 2–1 at Colchester United’s JobServe Community Stadium.[17][18]

Managerial record

Club From To Notes
Concord Rangers 2007 2012 As joint manager: Essex Senior Football League champions (2007–08)
Isthmian League Premier Division promotion (2009–10)
Concord Rangers 2019 2021 FA Trophy runners-up (2019–20)
Aveley 2021 2025 Isthmian League North Division champions (2021–22)
Isthmian League Cup winners and promotion to National League South (2022–23)
NLS Manager of the Season (2023–24)
Billericay Town 2025 present Essex Senior Cup winners (2025–26)

Honours

As manager

Concord Rangers

Aveley

Billericay Town

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Non-League Football Paper 2025a.
  2. ^ a b c Clark 2015.
  3. ^ FourFourTwo 2018.
  4. ^ Southend Echo 2012.
  5. ^ Non-League Football Paper 2019.
  6. ^ a b BBC Sport 2021.
  7. ^ The FA 2021.
  8. ^ BBC Radio Essex 2021.
  9. ^ Non-League Football Paper 2021c.
  10. ^ Southend Echo 2021.
  11. ^ Southend Echo 2023.
  12. ^ "Scopes undaunted by Aveley play-off challenge". BBC Sport. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  13. ^ Southend Echo 2024.
  14. ^ Non-League Football Paper 2025b.
  15. ^ Billericay Town FC 2025a.
  16. ^ Southend Echo 2025.
  17. ^ a b Southend Echo 2026.
  18. ^ a b "Essex Senior Cup 2025–26". Essex County Football Association. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  19. ^ Isthmian League 2026.

Sources

BBC
Billericay Town FC
Christopher Clark Sports
Concord Rangers FC
The Football Association
FourFourTwo
Isthmian League
The Non-League Football Paper
Southend Echo



Category:Living people Category:1974 births Category:English football managers Category:English footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Great Wakering Rovers F.C. players Category:Tilbury F.C. players Category:Concord Rangers F.C. players Category:Concord Rangers F.C. managers Category:Aveley F.C. managers Category:Billericay Town F.C. managers Category:People from Essex

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