George Halley

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.

For the American fashion designer, see George Halley (couturier).

George Halley
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(1941-12-18) (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)
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
National team
1910 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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,[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

Halley 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

Halley 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

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[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
  1. 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. Centaurus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Burnley". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. "Halley George Burnley 1914". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "George Halley 1922 - 1924". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. Smith, Mike (10 March 2014). The Road to Glory – Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914. Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 9781781482605.
  7. "George Halley". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. "Trial match. Home Scots, 0; Anglo-Scots, 0". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1913. p. 15.
  9. "Association Football | International Trial Match". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1914. Retrieved 10 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Football | International Trial Match". The Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1922. Retrieved 10 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "George Halley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Kilmarnock Player George Halley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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