Stockport County striker will go down as a cult hero for his FA Cup exploits: View | OneFootball

He created some memorable moments for the Hatters fans in the competition

Former Stockport County striker Scott Quigley undoubtedly etched his name into the history books with two famous FA Cup nights in 2021.

The Hatters’ opponent on both occasions was Bolton Wanderers, and Quigley is a name that the side won’t forget in a hurry.

The forward was relatively quiet for County in the league, but that will fade into insignificance against the memories he provided against Bolton.

Those two nights earn him a place as a cult hero around Edgeley Park.

Quigley was key in the original tie

With County still in the National League at the time, getting Bolton in the FA Cup was a huge draw, even if fans were expecting to get little out of the game.

It was Quigley who sparked the initial belief that the Hatters could give a strong account of themselves in the tie, seizing a loose pass in the Bolton backline and rushing towards the net to poke home the opener just past the 20-minute mark.

It looked like a tough ask for County when Wanderers brought two back in quick succession, but Ben Whitfield’s equaliser, before a dogged display from the Hatters in the second half, was all that was needed to give Quigley another opportunity to shine at Edgeley Park in the replay.

He grabbed the chance with both hands.

The replay provided Quigley's most memorable moment

In the replay, two Bolton goals inside six minutes felt like the dream was over. Paddy Madden pulled one back, but the visitors reasserted their two-goal cushion through Amadou Bakayoko.

Never defeated, Quigley inspired the comeback once more, latching onto a Ryan Rydel cross just before half-time.

But it was his second goal that would go down as the showpiece.

County had miraculously stretched the game into extra-time after Ashley Palmer had atoned for his earlier own goal by heading home the equaliser to make it 3-3 with five minutes left.

It set the stage for Quigley’s most memorable moment in a County shirt.

Five minutes into the additional 30, the forward made a well-timed run to receive Madden’s lofted pass and, battling both the onrushing goalkeeper and a defender on his back, Quigley waited for the perfect moment to lift the ball over and into the back of the net.

His celebration, winding up the Bolton fans behind that goal, adds to the moment and provides a snapshot of what Quigley was to Bolton across those two games: an absolute nuisance.

A final goal from Ollie Crankshaw put the game beyond doubt and sealed the comeback, but there is little doubt Quigley was the key man across both games.

Quigley likely enjoys similar status beyond Edgeley Park

Despite causing so many problems for Bolton in the FA Cup, Quigley had a relatively quiet league campaign for the Hatters, spending just one full season at Edgeley Park.

He scored a respectable six goals in 31 appearances in the National League, but coming off the back of a 14-goal season in League Two with Barrow, it might have been expected that he’d kick on more.

His stint with Barrow, scoring 20 goals in the club’s National League promotion-winning season and then 14 in the Football League, means he no doubt also enjoys cult status in that neck of the woods.

A couple of moves after County saw him land at Eastleigh, where he netted 11 goals and 12 assists in the National League in 2023/24, yet another club and another season that will be remembered fondly by fans.

Quigley is no stranger to making his mark on clubs, and that is also true for County. His contribution to the Hatters’ historic FA Cup win over Bolton means he goes down as a cult hero at Edgeley Park.