John Frederick Halliday (19 April 1880 – 20 May 1953) was an English professional

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and

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who played as a full back in the

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for

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and

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. He went on to manage

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and

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. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford

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in 2015.

Playing career

Halliday began his career as an

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at local club

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, playing in

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. He transferred to First Division club

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in April 1898, but failed to make a first team appearance. Prior to his release from Liverpool on a free transfer, Halliday played for Lancashire League club

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. He joined cross-city rivals Everton in 1900, but failed to make an appearance for the Toffees before moving to

in 1901. Halliday left Bolton Wanderers at the end of the

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season, after the club's relegation to the

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was confirmed. He moved to newly founded Second Division club

prior to the beginning of the

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season. He made 72 appearances in the

and two

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appearances for Bradford and departed

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in 1907.

Management career

Bradford Park Avenue

Halliday became manager of Southern League First Division club

in May 1907, guiding the club to a mid-table finish in the 1907–08 season. He made one playing appearance for the club as an emergency

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in a match versus

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, when regular keeper Tom Baddersley missed his train. He departed

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after the season.

Brentford

First spell (1908–1912)

Halliday joined Southern League First Division club

as manager in June 1908, taking over from W. G. Brown. Halliday's team had a disastrous 1908–09 campaign in the league, finishing bottom (though avoiding relegation to the Second Division), but he brought

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to the club, winning the Southern Professional Charity Cup. He led the Bees to a mid-table finishes in the 1909–10, 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons. He carried on into the 1912–13 season, but with the club still in relegation trouble, Halliday stepped down in November 1912 and became the club's secretary. He was replaced by one of his players, Ephraim Rhodes.

Second spell (1915–1921)

Halliday stepped up to become Brentford manager for the second time in August 1915, replacing Ephraim Rhodes, who was inducted into the

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. The break-out of the

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in August 1914 led the Football League and Southern League to decide to cease operations at the end of the 1914–15 season until the end of hostilities, so Halliday took charge of a Brentford team playing in the unofficial War League and the newly formed

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. He managed the club in both leagues during the 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18 and 1918–19 seasons and won the London Combination title in the latter campaign. Competitive football returned for the 1919–20 season and Halliday's Bees were elected back to the Southern League First Division, finishing in mid-table. Brentford won election to the Football League as founding members of the Third Division for the 1920–21 season. An unsuccessful season saw the Bees finish second-from-bottom and Halliday stepped down at the end of the campaign to return to administrative duties. He was replaced by

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Third spell (1924–1926)

After Archie Mitchell's sacking in December 1924, Halliday took over the manager's job for the third time. Another second-from-bottom finish followed in the 1924–25 season. An 18th-place finish followed in the 1925–26 season, after which Halliday left the Bees permanently. He managed the club in 334 matches, winning 108, drawing 70 and losing 156. Halliday was posthumously inducted into the Brentford

in 2015.

Career statistics

Playing career

Managerial career

Honours

As a manager

Brentford * Southern Professional Charity Cup: 1908–09 *

: 1918–19

As an individual

* Brentford Hall of Fame

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halliday, Fred 1880 births 1953 deaths English footballers Footballers from Chester English football managers Chester City F.C. players Everton F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. managers Brentford F.C. managers Southern Football League managers English Football League managers Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Southern Football League players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players