Andrew William Halliday (born 11 October 1991) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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or
left-back
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for
Scottish Premiership
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Middlesbrough
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,
Walsall
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Bradford City
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, Gabala and Rangers.
In January 2015, he scored Bradford City's third goal against
Chelsea
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in the fourth round of the
FA Cup
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. His club went on to win 4–2, a result regarded as one of the greatest FA Cup shock results in the history of the competition.
Playing career
Livingston
Halliday was in the youth team that won the SFL under-19 League and Cup double in 2008–09, and the side that retained the league title in 2009–10.
After promising developments at Ross County, Halliday was scouted by Rangers before being released in 2006. He then moved to Livingston, playing for the under-19s before progressing to the first team and making his debut on 26 April 2008, as a substitute in a 5–2 defeat against St Johnstone. In March 2009, Halliday alongside then Livingston teammates
Leigh Griffiths
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and
Joe McKee
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Parma
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.
Halliday's performances throughout the 2009–10 season attracted interest from several Scottish and English teams, this came after he bagged 14 goals in just 32 appearances. At the Livingston player of the year awards for the 2009–10 season, Halliday won young player of the year, as well as being nominated twice for goal of the season.
Middlesbrough
Halliday joined the then
Championship
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Middlesbrough
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for the start of the 2010–11 season, after agreeing to join
Gordon Strachan
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's team. He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 3–3 draw with
Ipswich Town
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on 12 April 2011. His second goal came in the
FA Cup
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against Hastings United.
On 25 November 2011, Halliday joined
Walsall
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on loan until January 2012. He returned to Middlesbrough at the end of the loan with Walsall having opted not to extend the move. On 24 January 2014, Halliday signed for Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.
Bradford City
Halliday signed on loan for
Bradford City
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in October 2014. The move became permanent on 22 January 2015. He scored the third goal in Bradford City's memorable 4–2 victory over
Chelsea
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in the 2014–15 FA Cup fourth round. Halliday scored three goals in 32 games for Bradford during the 2014–15 season, but he was released at the end of the season.
Rangers
On 18 July 2015, Halliday signed a two-year deal to join his boyhood heroes Rangers with the option of a third-year. On 25 July 2015, he scored on his debut in a 6–2 win over Hibernian in the Scottish Challenge Cup. Halliday scored his first league goal for Rangers in a 5–1 win over Queen of the South at
Palmerston Park
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on 30 August, four days after scoring away from home in a
Scottish League Cup
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match at Airdrieonians. He scored his first goal at home in a 4–0 win over
Dumbarton
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at Ibrox on 1 December 2015. On 28 December, Halliday received a straight red card in Rangers' 4–2 win over Hibernian by referee Bobby Madden for violent conduct after clashing with Hibs' midfielder Fraser Fyvie. However, the card was later appealed by Rangers and reduced to a yellow while Fyvie was charged with simulation, receiving a two-match ban.
Halliday started 2016 well by scoring against Dumbarton in a 6–0 win then agreeing a new four-year contract extension until 2020 on 13 January. His scoring form continued with strikes against
Raith Rovers
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, Dundee and Queen Of the South. On 25 January, Halliday was sent off for the second time that season in controversial circumstances during a league match away to
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: he was alleged to have made an offensive gesture to the home support after
Barrie McKay
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had scored to make it 2–0 to Rangers which led him being shown a second yellow card, and the decision by referee
Barry Cook
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angered both player and Rangers manager Mark Warburton. Halliday later noted the incident was a career low point. In the absence of regular penalty taker
Martyn Waghorn
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, Halliday converted from the spot in the 4–0 win over
Peterhead
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Celtic. He scored a "stunning" long-range goal to put Rangers 2–1 ahead in
the final
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against Hibernian, but they would go on to lose 3–2.
The following season, Halliday made his
Scottish Premiership
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debut in August 2016, starting in midfield in a 1–1 draw against
Hamilton Academical
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. He appeared as a half-time substitute for Niko Kranjčar in the
Old Firm
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match against Celtic at
Celtic Park
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on 10 September 2016 which resulted in a 5–1 defeat. A few days following the match, Halliday was involved with a training ground argument with fellow Rangers midfielder
Joey Barton
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, which led to Barton being suspended by Rangers for three weeks. With club captain
Lee Wallace
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absent in the next match against Queen of the South in the League Cup, Halliday was named captain of the side by Warburton. He played the full game, scoring the second goal in a 5–0 win, while Barton had his contract with the club terminated a few months later. Halliday's appearances became less frequent under new manager
Pedro Caixinha
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, and Rangers finished the season in third place behind
Aberdeen
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and Celtic.
Gabala (loan)
On 28 June 2017,
Gabala FK
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announced the signing of Halliday on a season-long loan deal. He debuted in Gabala's
UEFA Europa League
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Second Qualifying Round match against
Jagiellonia Białystok
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. Gabala announced the termination of Halliday's loan on 4 January 2018. His signing was voted one of the most unsuccessful of 2017 in a local poll, due to the low number of matches he played.
Return to Rangers
In October 2017, Caixinha was dismissed and replaced by
Graeme Murty
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, who was happy for Halliday to return to Scotland. He was named in the starting line-up in the semi-final of the
2017–18 Scottish Cup
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against Celtic, but was substituted for
Josh Windass
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before half time with Rangers already two goals behind; Halliday was caught by television cameras shouting to the crowd showing his frustration at the situation. Two weeks later, against the same opposition at
Celtic Park
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, Halliday played the whole match at left back but was exposed several times due to his unfamiliarity with the position as Celtic won 5–0 to confirm the Scottish title. This was to be Murty's last game in charge, and Rangers again finished the season in third place.
Under new manager Steven Gerrard in 2018–19, Halliday's involvement increased as the campaign progressed, playing either at full-back or midfield including seven appearances in the
Europa League
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. In an important league meeting with Celtic at Ibrox on 29 December 2018, he put in a committed performance in a 1–0 Rangers win, with Gerrard praising him as 'my unofficial captain'.
On 19 May 2020 it was announced that he would leave Rangers at the end of May when his contract ended.
Heart of Midlothian
On 28 September 2020, Heart of Midlothian announced the signing of Halliday on a two-year deal.
Personal life
Halliday is a boyhood Rangers fan and owned a season ticket for sixteen years. He travelled to Manchester in 2008, when Rangers played in the UEFA Cup Final against
Zenit Saint Petersburg
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, missing a school exam in the process.
Media career
Since 2020, Halliday has become a frequent member on Open Goal's
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channel, particularly on their podcast “Keeping The Ball On The Ground” alongside
Simon Ferry
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Ferry started his career with Scottish Premier League club Celtic but did not play a ...
,
Paul Slane
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and
Kevin Kyle
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Scottish Third Division
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Scottish Championship
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Scottish Cup
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Heart of Midlothian
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