George Halley

{{Infobox football biography

| name = George Halley

| fullname = George Halley

| birth_date = 29 October 1887

| birth_place = Lanark, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|12|18|1887|10|29|df=y}}{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}

| death_place = Burnley, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9+1/2}}{{Cite news |last=Centaurus |date=22 August 1921 |title=First Division prospects. Burnley |page=5 |work=Athletic News |location=Manchester}}

| position = Right half, left back

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1907

| clubs1 = Glenbuck Cherrypickers

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1907–1911

| clubs2 = Kilmarnock

| caps2 = 92

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 1911–1913

| clubs3 = Bradford (Park Avenue)

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1913–1922

| clubs4 = Burnley

| caps4 = 137

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1922–1924

| clubs5 = Southend United

| caps5 = 21

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = {{0|0000}}–1930

| clubs6 = Bacup Borough

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| nationalyears1 = 1910

| nationalteam1 = Scottish League XI

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

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

A right half, Halley began his senior career with Scottish League Division One club Kilmarnock in 1907 and moved to England in 1911,{{Cite web |title=Halley George Burnley 1914 |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/halley-george-image-1-burnley/ |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}} where, either side of the First World War, he made 220 appearances in the Football League for Burnley, Bradford (Park Avenue) and Southend United.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 |date=16 October 2012 |publisher=Tony Brown |isbn=9781905891610 |edition=3rd Revised |page=123}}{{Cite web |title=George Halley 1922 - 1924 |url=http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=70 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214444/http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=70 |archive-date=25 July 2018 |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=SUFCdb}} While with Burnley, he was a part of the teams that won the 1913–14 FA Cup and the 1920–21 First Division title. Halley's professional career ended in 1924.

Representative career

Halley was capped by the Scottish League XI in 1910.{{Cite news |title=George Halley |work=Londonhearts.com |publisher=London Hearts Supporters' Club |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/georgehalley.html |access-date=11 December 2011}} 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.{{Cite news |date=19 March 1913 |title=Trial match. Home Scots, 0; Anglo-Scots, 0 |page=15 |work=The Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KcZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2837%2C2410420}}{{Cite news |title=Association Football {{!}} International Trial Match |work=The Glasgow Herald |publication-date=17 March 1914 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wcZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5920,2064148 |access-date=10 February 2021}}{{Cite news |title=Football {{!}} International Trial Match |work=The Glasgow Herald |publication-date=23 March 1922 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RfVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4293,2807225 |access-date=10 February 2021}}

Personal life

Halley served in the British Army prior to the First World War.{{Cite news |title=George Halley {{!}} Service Record |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-halley-service-record/ |access-date=25 July 2018}} 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. After his retirement from football, Halley worked as a plasterer and studied at Ruskin College, Oxford.{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Mike |title=The Road to Glory – Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914 |date=10 March 2014 |publisher=Grosvenor House Publishing |isbn=9781781482605 |language=en}} He died at Victoria Hospital, Burnley on 18 December 1941.

Honours

Burnley

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="5" \|Kilmarnock \|1907–08 \| rowspan="4" \|Scottish Division One \|11 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|11 \|0
1908–09{{Cite web \|title=Kilmarnock Player George Halley Details \|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7044 \|access-date=25 July 2018 \|website=www.fitbastats.com}} \|28 \|2 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|29 \|2
1909–10 \|29 \|3 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|31 \|3
1910–11 \|24 \|2 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|25 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !92 !7 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !96 !7
Burnley \|1914–15{{Cite news \|title=Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One \|language=en-US \|work=Football and the First World War \|url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/burnley-squad-191415/ \|access-date=25 July 2018}} \|First Division \|10 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|10 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !102 !7 !4 !0 !0 !0 !106 !7

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="5" |Kilmarnock

|1907–08

| rowspan="4" |Scottish Division One

|11

| colspan="2" |—

|11

1908–09{{Cite web |title=Kilmarnock Player George Halley Details |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7044 |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}

|28

| colspan="2" |—

|29

1909–10

|29

| colspan="2" |—

|31

1910–11

|24

| colspan="2" |—

|25

colspan="2" |Total

!92

! colspan="2" |—

!96

Burnley

|1914–15{{Cite news |title=Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/burnley-squad-191415/ |access-date=25 July 2018}}

|First Division

|10

| colspan="2" |—

|10

colspan="3" |Career total

!102

!106