Tom Hallett
{{short description|Welsh footballer and coach}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tom Hallett
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Thomas Reginald Hallett
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Glynneath, Wales
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position = Centre half
| youthyears1 = 1956–1962
| youthclubs1 = Leeds United
| years1 = 1962–1963
| clubs1 = Leeds United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1963–1966
| clubs2 = Swindon Town
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1966–1971
| clubs3 = Bradford City
| caps3 = 179
| goals3 = 2
| totalcaps = 205
| totalgoals = 2
| manageryears1 = 1968
| managerclubs1 = Bradford City (joint caretaker)
}}
Thomas Reginald Hallett (born 10 April 1939) is a Welsh former professional football player and coach.
Career
Born in Glynneath, Hallett was a Welsh schoolboy international,[http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=HALLETTT Swindon Town profile] and began his career with Leeds United. He turned professional in 1956 but made only one first-team appearance, in a League Cup game in 1962.[http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/H/HallettTR.php Leeds United profile] He moved to Swindon Town in 1963, making 26 appearances in the English Football League over three seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/swindon/swindon.html|title=SWINDON TOWN : 1946/47 – 2009/10|accessdate=8 February 2011|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}} His final team was Bradford City, where he made 179 league appearances, before retiring in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|title=BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10|accessdate=8 February 2011|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}} In 1968, he also served as joint caretaker manager of Bradford City, alongside Jim McAnearney, following the death of Grenville Hair.{{cite book|author=Terry Frost|title=Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903-1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|page=76|ISBN=0-907969-38-0}}
References
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Welsh football managers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. managers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
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