George Halley (29 October 1887 – 18 December 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 220 appearances as a

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in the

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for Burnley,

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and Southend United. He also played in the Scottish League for

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

and represented the Scottish League XI.

Club career

, Halley began his senior career with Scottish League Division One club

in 1907 and moved to England in 1911, where, either side of the First World War, he made 220 appearances in the

for Burnley,

and Southend United. While with Burnley, he was a part of the teams that won the 1913–14 FA Cup and the 1920–21 First Division title. Halley's professional career ended in 1924.

Representative career

Halley was capped by the Scottish League XI in 1910. 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.

Personal life

Halley served in the British Army prior to the First World War. He served as a sapper in the

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during the war and saw action in France and Mesopotamia, before being posted to India in 1919. After his retirement from football, Halley worked as a plasterer and studied at

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, Oxford. He died at Victoria Hospital, Burnley on 18 December 1941.

Honours

Burnley *

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: 1920-21 * FA Cup: 1913–14

Career statistics

References

1887 births 1941 deaths Footballers from East Ayrshire Scottish footballers Association football wing halves Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Bacup Borough F.C. players English Football League players Kilmarnock F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Glenbuck Cherrypickers F.C. players Association football fullbacks British Army personnel of World War I Royal Engineers soldiers Scottish Junior Football Association players FA Cup Final players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub