Tom Hallett
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Reginald Hallett | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Glynneath, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
1956–1962 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1963 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
1963–1966 | Swindon Town | 26 | (0) |
1966–1971 | Bradford City | 179 | (2) |
Total | 205 | (2) | |
Teams managed | |||
1968 | Bradford City (joint caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Thomas Reginald Hallett (born 10 April 1939) is a Welsh former professional football player and coach.
Career[]
Born in Glynneath, Hallett was a Welsh schoolboy international,[1] and began his career with Leeds United. He turned professional in 1956 but made only one first-team appearance, in a League Cup game in 1962.[2] He moved to Swindon Town in 1963, making 26 appearances in the English Football League over three seasons.[3] His final team was Bradford City, where he made 179 league appearances, before retiring in 1971.[4] In 1968, he also served as joint caretaker manager of Bradford City, alongside Jim McAnearney, following the death of Grenville Hair.[5]
References[]
- ^ Swindon Town profile
- ^ Leeds United profile
- ^ "SWINDON TOWN : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ Terry Frost (1988). Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 76. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
Categories:
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Welsh football managers
- English Football League players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. managers
- Association football central defenders
- Welsh football defender stubs