Scott David Boden (born 19 December 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was established in 1878 as Matlock Football Club.< ...

Career

Boden was born in

Streatham Streatham ( ) is a district in south London, England. Centred south of Charing Cross, it lies mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, with some parts extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. Streatham was in Surrey ...

. In 2008, Boden was loaned out from

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

to play five matches for

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is an Ålandic football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''). The club is managed by Daniel Norrmén, and it plays its home matches at Wiklö ...

in the Finnish Premier Division. Boden left

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for England and Chesterfield after his stint at the

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based club. In October 2011 Boden moved to

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

on a one-month loan. He was offered a new one-year contract by Chesterfield in May 2012 which Boden accepted. On 31 January 2013, having struggled to get regular football at Chesterfield, Boden moved on loan to

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side

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

until 20 April. After three goals in thirteen appearances Boden was recalled two weeks early following an injury to

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. He made one further appearance for Chesterfield following his loan, before being released at the end of the season. 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. Following a successful season which saw Boden score 18 goals for Macclesfield in the Conference Premier he was signed by

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

on 1 July 2014. On 13 July 2015 Boden joined

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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 Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

in the

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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

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in the FA Cup 2nd round, which saw Newport County make the 3rd round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1986. 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 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

on a three-year deal. However, Boden was released by Inverness after his first season. On 6 July 2017, Boden joined

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

on a one-year deal. He made his debut on 5 August 2017, against former club

in a 0–1 home defeat. He was released by Wrexham on 14 May 2018. Boden was signed by

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on 20 July 2018. On 30 January 2019, Boden re-joined former club

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on an 18-month contract. On 23 February 2021, Boden joined

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side

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Boden was released at the end of the 2020–21 season. He subsequently joined fellow National League side

Boreham Wood Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross. Borehamwood has a population of 31,074, and is within the London commuter belt. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known ...

in August 2021 on a one-year deal with the option of a further twelve-months. On 6 June 2022, Boden joined

side

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

on a permanent move after being released by

. In January 2024, Boden joined

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Premier Division club

following a spell with

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club

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

Career statistics

Honours

;Chesterfield *

Football League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

: 2010–11 *

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: 2011–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boden, Scott 1989 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Men's association football forwards Sheffield United F.C. players IFK Mariehamn players Chesterfield F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Newport County A.F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players York City F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Veikkausliiga players Scottish Professional Football League players Northern Premier League players