Thomas Galley (4 August 1915 – 12 July 2000) was an English international

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, who spent the majority of his league career with

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Career

Galley joined

in 1933, signing professionally the following year before making his league debut on 5 January 1935 in a goalless draw at

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. He established himself in the second half of the 1935–36 season and the next campaign saw him score 16 times, his best-ever seasonal tally. A versatile attacker, he occupied many different positions over his 14-year stay at Molineux. During the war, he served in France and Germany with the

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, and guested for

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and

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. Either side of the conflict, he was a regular player in the Wolves side, forming a prolific forward line with Dennis Westcott and appearing in the 1939 FA Cup Final and 1942 War Cup Final. Galley won two

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caps during his Wolves career, making a goalscoring debut against

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on 14 May 1937, and winning a second and final cap three days later against

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. He moved to

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in November 1947, where he became captain, before later moving on to Kidderminster Harriers.

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers *

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finalist:

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External links

*
Official Wolves site profile
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