Ernie Scally

Ernie Scally
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scotland)
BornErnest Scally
1937 (1937)
Died (aged 87)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
SportCycling
Events
Track and Road
ClubArmy Cycle Union
Glasgow Nightingale CC

Ernest Scally (1937 – 24 December 2024) was a Scottish racing cyclist, who represented Scotland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Scally, born in 1937, was serving his National Service in the Army and riding for the Army Cycle Union when he won the 1958 Nomads 30 miles time trial. He was a member of the Glasgow Nightingale Cycling Club and won the 1958 Glasgow District Road Championship.

He won stage 2 of the Tour of Northern Ireland in 1959, defeating Sam Kerr into second place.

Scally represented the 1958 Scottish Team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, participating in two cycling program events; the scratch race and the road race

Scally died at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow, on 24 December 2024, at the age of 87.

References

  1. ↑ "Ernest Scally". Scotland's People. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Soldier wins Viking Trophy". Isle of Man Times. 20 June 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Round-up of the cycling". Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 9 May 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Cycling results". Daily Record. 19 May 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Ernie was so mad he stormed off the track". Daily Record. 22 September 1958. p. 17. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scally leads field". Northern Whig. 31 March 1959. p. 6. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Short list for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Cycling". Daily Express. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Cycling Track 10 Mile Scratch Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain". Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ernest Scally". The Herald. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.