List of Halifax Town A.F.C. players

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:

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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NamePositionClub careerLeague
apps
League
goals
Total
apps
Total
goals
Notes
Whalley, JohnJohn WhalleyOL 1921-1926 ????'Jolly' John Whalley, One of the trickiest outside-lefts in the game
Dixon, ErnieErnie DixonFW 1922?-1929? 234128?133Record Halifax goalscorer
Wheelhouse, BenBen WheelhouseDF 1923-1924, 1926?-1932? 1894??
Davies, EdwardEdward DaviesOF 1929?-1936? 19529??
Chambers, BillBill ChambersIF 1932-1934 7050??Player with most goals for Halifax in a single game (6)
Shirlaw, WattieWattie ShirlawGK 1932?-1935 1210??
Allsop, WilliamWilliam AllsopDF 1934-1947? 242[1]1??
Barkas, TommyTommy BarkasIF 1934-1946 17135??
Valentine, AlbertAlbert ValentineFW 1934-1937 11489??Record Halifax league goalscorer in a single season (1934/35)
Breaks, TedTed BreaksDF 1948?-1955? 1791??
Watson, WillieWillie WatsonMF 1954–1956 331??Player-manager of Halifax 1954-1956; Manager 1964-1966
Roscoe, PhilPhil RoscoeDF 1956?-1964? 2575??
South, AlexAlex SouthDF 1956?-1965? 30212??
Downsborough, PeterPeter DownsboroughGK 1960-1965 1480??
Priestley, GerryGerry PriestleyWN 1960–1963 10523??
Atkins, BillBill AtkinsFW 1964?-1967, 1969-1973? 19971??
Lee, JeffJeff LeeDF 1964?-1973? 2423??
Pickering, JohnJohn PickeringDF 1965-1974 3675413?Record Halifax appearances
Smith, AlexAlex SmithGK 1967?-1976? 3410??
Wallace, BobBob WallaceMF 1967?-1972? 20116??
Lawther, IanIan LawtherFW 1968-1971 1012411227
Robertson, LammieLammie RobertsonMF 1968?–1973? 14920??
Rhodes, TonyTony RhodesDF 1970-1976? 2339??
Kemp, FredFred KempMF 1971–1974 11110??
Quinn, JohnJohn QuinnMF 1972–1976 921??Player-manager of Halifax 1974-1976
Bullock, MickeyMickey BullockFW 1976?-1979? 10619??Manager of Halifax 1981-1984
Dunleavy, ChrisChris DunleavyDF 1976-1981 18113??
Lawson, JimmyJimmy LawsonWN 1976–1978 939??Player-manager of Halifax 1976-1978
Evans, DaveDave EvansDF 1979?-1984?, 1990?-1992 29110??
Ayre, BillyBilly AyreDF 1980?-1982?, 1984?-1986 957??Manager of Halifax 1986-1990
Fleming, PaulPaul FlemingDF 1985?-1991? 1391??
McPhillips, TerryTerry McPhillipsFW 1987-1991 9329??
Allison, WayneWayne AllisonFW 1987-1989 842310130
Richardson, NickNick RichardsonMF 1988–1992 10117??
Horsfield, GeoffGeoff HorsfieldFW 1994, 1996-1998 8346??Record transfer fee received (£350,000)
O'Regan, KieranKieran O'ReganMF 1995–1998 1357??Manager of Halifax 1998-1999
Tate, ChrisChris TateFW 1999?-2000? 184??Record transfer fee paid (£150,000)
Wilder, ChrisChris WilderDF 1999-2001 511587Manager of Halifax 2002-2008
Killeen, LewisLewis KilleenFW 2002–2008 20138??
Shaw, JonJon ShawFW 2007–2008 3720??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

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