Thomas Halliday (born 28 April 1940) is a Scottish former professional

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, who played for

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and

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in the

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and

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in the

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Career

Halliday joined

in March 1963 and made a goalscoring debut for the club in a 3–1 victory over

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. He scored 21 goals in 28 league appearances for Dumbarton, leading

manager

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to pay £5,000 to sign him in October 1963. He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with

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rivals Swansea Town and made sixteen league appearances, scoring twice. However, he was displaced in the first team by

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and subsequently returned to Dumbarton.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halliday, Tommy 1940 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from North Ayrshire Men's association football forwards Scottish Football League players English Football League players Largs Thistle F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players People from Ardrossan