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.
| 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 | |||
Club career
editA 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
editHalley 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
editHalley 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
editBurnley
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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