Tommy Halliday
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Halliday[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Ardrossan, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Largs Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Dumbarton | 22 | (18) |
| 1963–1964 | Cardiff City | 16 | (2) |
| 1964–1965 | Dumbarton | 21 | (4) |
| 1965–1966 | Greenock Morton | 3 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Stranraer | 16 | (6) |
| 1967–1968 | Alloa Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| Largs Thistle | |||
| Total | 79 | (30) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Halliday (born 28 April 1940)[2] is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Dumbarton, Greenock Morton, Stranraer and Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Football League and Cardiff City in the Football League.
Career
[edit]Halliday joined Dumbarton in March 1963 and made a goalscoring debut for the club in a 3–1 victory over East Stirlingshire.[3] He scored 21 goals in 28 league appearances for Dumbarton, leading Cardiff City manager George Swindin to pay £5,000 to sign him in October 1963.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with South Wales rivals Swansea Town and made sixteen league appearances, scoring twice. However, he was displaced in the first team by Derek Tapscott and subsequently returned to Dumbarton.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tommy Halliday". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Tommy Halliday at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Chic Halliday". Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 80. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.