Maurice Galley (10 August 1934 – February 2017) is an English former
footballer
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who scored 5 goals from 55 appearances in the
Football League
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playing as a
wing half for
Chesterfield
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in the 1950s. He also played
non-league football
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for teams including
Boston United
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,
Worksop Town, and
Loughborough United, with whom he won the
Midland League in 1962–63.
After his football career finished, Galley joined the police. He was a member of the
Nottinghamshire Police football team that won the Police Athletic Association (PAA) Cup in 1969. Galley died in
Nottinghamshire in February 2017 at the age of 82.
[
Galley's brothers Gordon and John Galley also played in the Football League.]
References
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1934 births
2017 deaths
People from Clowne
Footballers from Derbyshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football wing halves
Chesterfield F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players
Worksop Town F.C. players
Loughborough United F.C. players
English Football League players
Midland Football League players