List of Halifax Town A.F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Halifax Town. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Halifax Town players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Halifax Town A.F.C. players.

Explanation of List[]

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if any data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

League appearances[]

League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include play-off matches:

  • Midland League: 1912-13 to 1920-21
  • Football League: 1921-22 to 1992-93; 1998-99 to 2001-02
  • Football Conference: 1993-94 to 1997-98; 2002–03 to 2007–08

Total appearances[]

The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:

List of players[]

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Name Position Club career League
apps		 League
goals		 Total
apps		 Total
goals		 Notes
Ken Ashbridge GK 1938 0 0 1 0
1921-1926 ? ? ? ? 'Jolly' John Whalley, One of the trickiest outside-lefts in the game
Ernie Dixon FW 1922?-1929? 234 128 ? 133 Record Halifax goalscorer
Ben Wheelhouse DF 1923-1924, 1926?-1932? 189 4 ? ?
OF 1929?-1936? 195 29 ? ?
Bill Chambers IF 1932-1934 70 50 ? ? Player with most goals for Halifax in a single game (6)
GK 1932?-1935 121 0 ? ?
William Allsop DF 1934-1947? 242[1] 1 ? ?
Tommy Barkas IF 1934-1946 171 35 ? ?
Albert Valentine FW 1934-1937 114 89 ? ? Record Halifax league goalscorer in a single season (1934/35)
David Mycock DF 1946–1952 170 17 175 17
Ted Breaks DF 1948?-1955? 179 1 ? ?
Willie Watson MF 1954–1956 33 1 ? ? Player-manager of Halifax 1954-1956; Manager 1964-1966
Phil Roscoe DF 1956?-1964? 257 5 ? ?
Alex South DF 1956?-1965? 302 12 ? ?
Peter Downsborough GK 1960-1965 148 0 ? ?
Gerry Priestley WN 1960–1963 105 23 ? ?
Bill Atkins FW 1964?-1967, 1969-1973? 199 71 ? ?
Jeff Lee DF 1964?-1973? 242 3 ? ?
John Pickering DF 1965-1974 367 5 413 ? Record Halifax appearances
Alex Smith GK 1967?-1976? 341 0 ? ?
Bob Wallace MF 1967?-1972? 201 16 ? ?
Ian Lawther FW 1968-1971 101 24 112 27
Lammie Robertson MF 1968?–1973? 149 20 ? ?
DF 1970-1976? 233 9 ? ?
Fred Kemp MF 1971–1974 111 10 ? ?
John Quinn MF 1972–1976 92 1 ? ? Player-manager of Halifax 1974-1976
Mickey Bullock FW 1976?-1979? 106 19 ? ? Manager of Halifax 1981-1984
Chris Dunleavy DF 1976-1981 181 13 ? ?
Jimmy Lawson WN 1976–1978 93 9 ? ? Player-manager of Halifax 1976-1978
Dave Evans DF 1979?-1984?, 1990?-1992 291 10 ? ?
DF 1988–1992 87 3 92 4
Billy Ayre DF 1980?-1982?, 1984?-1986 95 7 ? ? Manager of Halifax 1986-1990
Paul Fleming DF 1985?-1991? 139 1 ? ?
Terry McPhillips FW 1987-1991 93 29 ? ?
Wayne Allison FW 1987-1989 84 23 101 30
Nick Richardson MF 1988–1992 101 17 ? ?
Geoff Horsfield FW 1994, 1996-1998 83 46 ? ? Record transfer fee received (£350,000)
Kieran O'Regan MF 1995–1998 135 7 ? ? Manager of Halifax 1998-1999
Chris Tate FW 1999?-2000? 18 4 ? ? Record transfer fee paid (£150,000)
Chris Wilder DF 1999-2001 51 1 58 7 Manager of Halifax 2002-2008
Lewis Killeen FW 2002–2008 201 38 ? ?
Jon Shaw FW 2007–2008 37 20 ? ? Top scorer and voted supporter's player of the season, 2007–08

Notes[]

  1. ^ 242 appearances according to Michael Joyce book, but only 203 according to Football League Player statistics source

References[]

  • Post-war Football League Player statistics
  • Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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