was appointed manager of Second Division side Cardiff City. His spell with the club started badly, failing to win any of his first twelve games in domestic competitions. His first win in charge of the club came on 13 October 1964 with a 1–0 victory over Danish side Esbjerg fB in the European Cup Winners' Cup. With the Welsh Cup winners awarded a place in the European Cup Winners' Cup, Cardiff became regular entrants into the competition, winning the Welsh Cup seven times in Scoular's nine years as manager. Having reached the quarter-finals in his first year, eventually being eliminated by Spanish side Real Zaragoza, three years later they went one step further, reaching the semi-finals before losing 4–3 on aggregate to Hamburg. To date, it remains the furthest any Welsh side has progressed in a European competition. After almost achieving promotion in the 1970–71 season, the club's results slowly deteriorated, culminating in a 20th-place finish in 1972–73. With the team still struggling at the start of the following season, Scoular was sacked. He later managed Newport County until 1977 and also worked as a scout for Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Swansea City and Newcastle United. Managerial statistics After retirement Scoular later worked as a representative for a chemical firm before running a guest house in Cardiff. He died on 19 March 1998, aged 73. Honours Player Portsmouth Football League First Division Winner: 2 1948–49, 1949–50 FA Charity Shield Winner: 1 1949 (shared) Newcastle United FA Cup Winner: 1 1955 Manager Cardiff City Welsh Cup Winner: 7 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 References External links 1925 births 1998 deaths People from Livingston, West Lothian Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers English Football League players Portsmouth F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. managers Cardiff City F.C. managers Newport County A.F.C. managers Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Scottish football managers Footballers from West Lothian Association football wing halves FA Cup Final players