Billy Halliday
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Billy Halliday
| image =
| fullname = William Halliday
| birth_date = 14 November 1906
| birth_place = Dumfries, Scotland
| death_date =4 th January 1989
{{death year and age|1989|1906}}
| death_place = Dumfries, Scotland
| position = Inside forward
| years1 = 1923–1927| clubs1 = Queen of the South | caps1 = 61 |goals1 = 21
| years2 = 1927–1928 | clubs2 = Newcastle United | caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0
| years3= 1928–1930| clubs3=Third Lanark | caps3 = 29|goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1929–1930 | clubs4 = → Connah's Quay & Shotton (loan) | caps4= |goals4 =
| years6= 1930–1932 | clubs6 = Exeter City |caps6 = 11 |goals6= 1
| years9= 1934–1935 | clubs9 = St Cuthbert Wanderers |caps9 = |goals9=
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William Halliday (14 November 1906 – 1989) was a Scottish professional association football inside left who played for Queen of the South, Newcastle United, Third Lanark, Exeter City and St Cuthbert Wanderers.
Career
Born in Dumfries, Halliday was an inside left and signed for hometown club Queen of the South in 1923. His brother Dave Halliday had played for Queen's before him in 1920, alongside Ian Dickson. Billy Halliday was a strong and fearless type of player who always gave his all.[http://qosfc.com/legend-1048 Dave Halliday profile on "Queens Legends" on www.qosfc.com] His first game was a friendly match versus Manchester University at Palmerston Park that Queen's won 4–1, with Halliday scoring on his debut.
The 1926–27 season saw Queen's drawn for the first time in a cup competition against Old Firm opposition. They took eventual winners Celtic to a replay before being eliminated from the Scottish Cup. Amongst those playing for Queen's was inside left forward Halliday.[http://qosfc.com/history 'Club History' on qosfc.com]
Halliday was considered by many as the best inside forward in the division. His nine goals in 15 games in his last season at Queen's was noticed by Newcastle United and they offered him a contract. After starring in a 6–3 home victory over St Bernard's on 19 November, Halliday had a decision to make."The Queens" by Iain McCartney on Creedon Publications, 2004
With higher wages on offer and a signing-on fee, as well as his brother's massive success as a goal scoring machine at nearby Sunderland, Halliday unsurprisingly signed for Newcastle. He played alongside another ex-Queens player, Hughie Gallacher, who captained Newcastle to the 1926–27 Football League Championship.[http://www.qosfc.com/legend-1039 Hughie Gallacher profile on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website] Halliday made his first team debut away to Leicester City on 27 November 1927 when he replaced the injured Tom McDonald. This proved to be his only first team game for the club.[http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=318&pn=1&cl=1 William Halliday], Toon1892
On returning to Scotland in 1928, Halliday played for Third Lanark.[http://www.qosarchive.co.uk/qosaz "A - Z OF QUEEN OF THE SOUTH" qosarchive.co.uk] He again headed south, this time to Exeter City for two seasons.[http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1843 Halliday, William], The Grecian Archive He returned to Dumfries in 1933 and finished his career with Kirkcudbright club St Cuthbert Wanderers.
Some sources state that Billy Halliday played for Stockport County after Exeter City, but others assert that this was another sibling, Johnny, whose clubs also included Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers.{{cite magazine|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|magazine=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}
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Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Date of death missing
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Queen of the South F.C. players
Category:Newcastle United F.C. players
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:St Cuthbert Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Third Lanark A.C. players