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George Halley
Personal information
Full name George Halley[1]
Date of birth 29 October 1887
Place of birth Cronberry, Scotland
Date of death 18 December 1941(1941-12-18) (aged 54)[2]
Place of death Burnley, England
Position(s) Right half, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1907 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)
0000–1930 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 football right half who made 220 appearances in the Football League for Burnley, Bradford Park Avenue and Southend United.[1][3] He also played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock and represented the Scottish League XI.[4][5]

Personal life

Halley served in the British Army prior to the First World War.[6] 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.[6] After his retirement from football, Halley worked as a plasterer and studied at Ruskin College, Oxford.[7] He died at Victoria Hospital, Burnley on 18 December 1941.[7]

Honours

Burnley

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1907–08[8] Scottish First Division 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
1908–09[8] 28 2 1 0 — 29 2
1909–10[8] 29 3 2 0 — 31 3
1910–11[8] 24 2 1 0 — 25 2
Total 92 7 4 0 — 96 7
Burnley 1914–15[9] First Division 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Career total 102 7 4 0 0 0 106 7

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 123. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ "SUFCdb | Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Halley George Image 1 Burnley 1914 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "George Halley". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  6. ^ a b "George Halley | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d Smith, Mike (10 March 2014). The Road to Glory – Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914. Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 9781781482605.
  8. ^ a b c d "Kilmarnock Player George Halley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.


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