Andrew William Halliday (born 11 October 1991) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has previously played for Livingston,

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, Gabala,

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and Heart of Midlothian. In January 2015, he scored Bradford City's third goal against Chelsea in the fourth round of the

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. His club went on to win 4–2, a result regarded as one of the greatest FA Cup shock results in the history of the competition.

Playing career

Livingston

Halliday was in the youth team that won the SFL under-19 League and Cup double in 2008–09, and the side that retained the league title in 2009–10. After promising developments at Ross County, Halliday was scouted by

before being released in 2006. He then moved to Livingston, playing for the under-19s before progressing to the first team and making his debut on 26 April 2008, as a substitute in a 5–2 defeat against

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. In March 2009, Halliday alongside then Livingston teammates

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and

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spent five days on trial with Italian Serie B side

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. Halliday's performances throughout the 2009–10 season attracted interest from several Scottish and English teams, this came after he bagged 14 goals in just 32 appearances. At the Livingston player of the year awards for the 2009–10 season, Halliday won young player of the year, as well as being nominated twice for goal of the season.

Middlesbrough

Halliday joined the then

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side

for the start of the 2010–11 season, after agreeing to join

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's team. He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 3–3 draw with

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on 12 April 2011. His second goal came in the

against Hastings United. On 25 November 2011, Halliday joined

on loan until January 2012. He returned to Middlesbrough at the end of the loan with Walsall having opted not to extend the move. On 24 January 2014, Halliday signed for

on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.

Bradford City

Halliday signed on loan for

in October 2014. The move became permanent on 22 January 2015. He scored the third goal in Bradford City's memorable 4–2 victory over Chelsea in the

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fourth round. Halliday scored three goals in 32 games for Bradford during the 2014–15 season, but he was released at the end of the season.

Rangers

On 18 July 2015, Halliday signed a two-year deal to join his boyhood heroes

with the option of a third-year. On 25 July 2015, he scored on his debut in a 6–2 win over Hibernian in the

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on 30 August, four days after scoring away from home in a

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match at

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. He scored his first goal at home in a 4–0 win over

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at Ibrox on 1 December 2015. On 28 December, Halliday received a straight red card in Rangers' 4–2 win over Hibernian by referee

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for violent conduct after clashing with Hibs' midfielder Fraser Fyvie. However, the card was later appealed by Rangers and reduced to a yellow while Fyvie was charged with simulation, receiving a two-match ban. Halliday started 2016 well by scoring against Dumbarton in a 6–0 win then agreeing a new four-year contract extension until 2020 on 13 January. His scoring form continued with strikes against

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and Queen Of the South. On 25 January, Halliday was sent off for the second time that season in controversial circumstances during a league match away to Morton: he was alleged to have made an offensive gesture to the home support after

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had scored to make it 2–0 to Rangers which led him being shown a second yellow card, and the decision by referee

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angered both player and Rangers manager

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. Halliday later noted the incident was a career low point. In the absence of regular penalty taker

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, Halliday converted from the spot in the 4–0 win over

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in the 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final; he also scored his penalty in the

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. He scored a "stunning" long-range goal to put Rangers 2–1 ahead in the final against Hibernian, but they would go on to lose 3–2. The following season, Halliday made his

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debut in August 2016, starting in midfield in a 1–1 draw against

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. He appeared as a half-time substitute for

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in the

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match against Celtic at

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on 10 September 2016 which resulted in a 5–1 defeat. A few days following the match, Halliday was involved with a training ground argument with fellow Rangers midfielder

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, which led to Barton being suspended by Rangers for three weeks. With club captain

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absent in the next match against Queen of the South in the League Cup, Halliday was named captain of the side by Warburton. He played the full game, scoring the second goal in a 5–0 win, while Barton had his contract with the club terminated a few months later. Halliday's appearances became less frequent under new manager

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, and Rangers finished the season in third place behind

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and Celtic.

Gabala (loan)

On 28 June 2017,

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announced the signing of Halliday on a season-long loan deal. He debuted in Gabala's

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Second Qualifying Round match against

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. Gabala announced the termination of Halliday's loan on 4 January 2018. His signing was voted one of the most unsuccessful of 2017 in a local poll, due to the low number of matches he played.

Return to Rangers

In October 2017, Caixinha was dismissed and replaced by

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, who was happy for Halliday to return to Scotland. He was named in the starting line-up in the semi-final of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup against Celtic, but was substituted for Josh Windass before half time with Rangers already two goals behind; Halliday was caught by television cameras shouting to the crowd showing his frustration at the situation. Two weeks later, against the same opposition at

, Halliday played the whole match at

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but was exposed several times due to his unfamiliarity with the position as Celtic won 5–0 to confirm the Scottish title. This was to be Murty's last game in charge, and Rangers again finished the season in third place. Under new manager

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. In an important league meeting with Celtic at Ibrox on 29 December 2018, he put in a committed performance in a 1–0 Rangers win, with Gerrard praising him as 'my unofficial captain'. On 19 May 2020 it was announced that he would leave Rangers at the end of May when his contract ended.

Heart of Midlothian

On 28 September 2020, Heart of Midlothian announced the signing of Halliday on a two-year deal.

Motherwell

On 19 January 2024, Halliday joined fellow

club

on loan until the end of the season, which would turn into a permanent deal in the summer of 2024. On 30 April 2025, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Halliday for the 2025–26 season.

Personal life

Halliday is a boyhood Rangers fan and owned a season ticket for sixteen years. He travelled to Manchester in 2008, when Rangers played in the UEFA Cup Final against

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, missing a school exam in the process.

Media career

Since 2020, Halliday has become a frequent member on Open Goal's

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channel, particularly on their podcast "Open Goal" alongside Simon Ferry, Paul Slane and

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. He also regularly appears as a pundit on

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''Superscoreboard''.

Career statistics

Honours

Livingston Youth * SFL U-19 League: 2008–09, 2009–10 * SFL U-19 League Cup: 2008–09 Livingston *

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: 2009–10 Rangers *

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: 2015–16 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2015–16 *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2015–16 Heart of Midlothian *

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Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2019–20, 2021–22 Individual *Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month: December 2009

References

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