Bradley Halliday (born 10 July 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for club

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

. He previously played for

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and

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

, and had

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and

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Early and personal life

Halliday was born and raised in

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, North Yorkshire. Halliday is engaged with two young children. He attended Prior Pursglove College in

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, North Yorkshire.

Career

Early career

Halliday had been playing for Redcar Town's youth team for 10 years when joining the

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in 2010. He later returned to Redcar although Middlesbrough continued to monitor his progress. Halliday was spotted playing for Redcar by a

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scout before joining the club's

in early 2013. He rejoined Middlesbrough after impressing their manager Dave Parnaby during a trial, signing a professional contract with the club in August 2013. Having played regularly for Middlesbrough's under-21s in the 2014–15 season, Halliday joined League Two club

on 14 November 2014 on a one-month youth

to provide cover and competition for

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Marvin McCoy. He made his first-team debut in York's 3–2 home defeat to

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on 13 December 2014, and having been named

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his loan was extended until 17 January 2015 two days after the match. He established himself in the team ahead of McCoy before receiving the first

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of his senior career for a two-footed tackle in York's 1–0 home win over

on 26 December 2014. After serving a three-match suspension his loan at York was extended until the end of the season. Halliday scored his first career goal with an 85th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to

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on 2 May 2015 with a shot into the bottom right corner after capitalising on a slip from

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. He finished his loan at York with 24 appearances and 1 goal. Halliday joined League Two club

on a one-month loan on 10 September 2015, as cover for the injured Jordan Richards and Michael Duckworth and the suspended Carl Magnay. He made his debut two days later in a 1–0 away loss to

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, and finished the loan spell with six appearances. On 20 October 2015, he joined another League Two club, Accrington Stanley, on a one-month emergency loan, debuting the same day in a 4–3 home defeat to AFC Wimbledon. Having made 11 appearances for Accrington, his loan was extended for the rest of 2015–16 on 4 January 2016.

Cambridge United

On 31 August 2016, Halliday signed for League Two club

on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. He was offered a new contract by Cambridge United at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Doncaster Rovers

On 24 May 2019, he signed for League One side

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on a two-year deal.

Fleetwood Town

Halliday joined

on a two-year deal on 4 June 2021.

Bradford City

Halliday joined

on his birthday – 10 July 2022 – on a two-year deal. He made his 100th appearance for the club on 6 April 2024, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 home victory against Gillingham. He was Bradford City's Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season. At the end of the 2023–24 season, Bradford City triggered a contract extension. At the start of the 2024–25 season, Halliday welcomed competition for the first-team with loan signing Jay Benn.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2023–24 *

Player of the Year: 2023–24

References

External links

Profile
at the Cambridge United F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Halliday, Brad 1995 births Living people Footballers from Redcar English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Redcar Town F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players York City F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Bradford City A.F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen