George Halley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Halley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 1941 (aged 54)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1907 | Glenbuck Cherrypickers | ||
| 1907–1911 | Kilmarnock | 92 | (7) |
| 1911–1913 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 62 | (8) |
| 1913–1922 | Burnley | 137 | (4) |
| 1922–1924 | Southend United | 21 | (2) |
| –1930 | Bacup Borough | ||
| International career | |||
| 1910 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Halley (29 October 1887 – 18 December 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 220 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Burnley, Bradford (Park Avenue) and Southend United. He also played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock and represented the Scottish League XI.
Club career
[edit]A right half, Halley began his senior career with Scottish League Division One club Kilmarnock in 1907 and moved to England in 1911,[4] where, either side of the First World War, he made 220 appearances in the Football League for Burnley, Bradford (Park Avenue) and Southend United.[1][5] While with Burnley, he was a part of the teams that won the 1913–14 FA Cup and the 1920–21 First Division title.[6] Halley's professional career ended in 1924.[4]
Representative career
[edit]Halley was capped by the Scottish League XI in 1910.[7] During his long spell in England, he was selected for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial on three occasions (1913, 1914, 1922), without it leading to a full cap.[8][9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Halley served in the British Army prior to the First World War.[11] He served as a sapper in the Royal Engineers during the war and saw action in France and Mesopotamia, before being posted to India in 1919.[11] After his retirement from football, Halley worked as a plasterer and studied at Ruskin College, Oxford.[6] He died at Victoria Hospital, Burnley on 18 December 1941.[6]
Honours
[edit]Burnley
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1907–08[12] | Scottish Division One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 1908–09[12] | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 1909–10[12] | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 1910–11[12] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 92 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 96 | 7 | |||
| Burnley | 1914–15[13] | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 102 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 123. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Centaurus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Burnley". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Halley George Burnley 1914". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "George Halley 1922 - 1924". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Smith, Mike (10 March 2014). The Road to Glory – Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914. Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 9781781482605.
- ^ "George Halley". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Trial match. Home Scots, 0; Anglo-Scots, 0". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1913. p. 15.
- ^ "Association Football | International Trial Match". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1914. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Football | International Trial Match". The Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1922. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b "George Halley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Kilmarnock Player George Halley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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- 1887 births
- 1941 deaths
- Footballers from East Ayrshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Bacup Borough F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Glenbuck Cherrypickers F.C. players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs