Career
He started his footballing career at Bristol City where he made nearly 300 appearances in a ten-year spell with the club In 2013, he left the club under the Bosman ruling and signed for Ipswich Town on a free transfer. He is a defensive minded central midfielder and has only scored one goal in over 100 competitive games for Ipswich.
Bristol City
As an academy graduate, Skuse made his senior debut as a substitute away at Colchester United on 19 February 2005.
He signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal, in April 2005. He then signed a new deal in January 2006, this time a four-year contract keeping him tied to the club until the summer of 2009.
In May 2007, Skuse was watched closely by Reading. However claims that Reading had made an offer for the player were dismissed by Bristol City, who had Skuse under contract until the end of the 2008-2009 season.
At the end of the campaign, Skuse was tipped by many City fans to be voted as the club"s young player of the year, but this was instead awarded to Nicky Maynard.
After signing a new deal at City in summer 2009, Skuse scored his first goal of the 2009-2010 season in a 1–1 home draw with Peterborough United. Skuse"s second of the campaign, and sixth for Bristol City, came away at Leicester City, to help his team to a 3–1 victory. Skuse was voted the clubs player of the season for the 2009-2010 season.
Former Bristol City manager Steve Coppell offered Skuse a new extended contract until 2013, which he signed.
In the 2011-2012 season Bristol City found new manager Derek McInnes who played Skuse in the full-back position on the right hand side. Ipswich Town
On 14 May 2013, Skuse signed a three-year deal with Ipswich Town.
Skuse scored his first goal for Ipswich against Cardiff on 14 April 2015 in his 82nd game for the club with a "worldie". In the 2014/2015 season, Skuse helped guide Ipswich to a 6th place finish in the Championship table, one of the club"s most successful seasons of recent years.
However, Ipswich remained in the Championship following defeat to rivals Norwich City in the play off semi-finals.