Tommy Halliday

Tommy Halliday
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Halliday
Date of birth	28 April 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth	Ardrossan, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Largs Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1963	Dumbarton
1963–1964	Cardiff City
1964–1965	Dumbarton
1965–1966	Greenock Morton
1966–1967	Stranraer
1967–1968	Alloa Athletic
	Largs Thistle
Total
	*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

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

^ "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.

[1] "Tommy Halliday". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[2] Tommy Halliday at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[3] "Chic Halliday". Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[Hayes-4] Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 80. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

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