Thomas Reginald Hallett (born 10 April 1939) is a Welsh former professional

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player and coach.

Career

Born in

Glynneath Glynneath ( cy, Glyn-nedd "valley of the River Neath"), also spelt ''Glyn-neath'' and ''Glyn Neath'', is a small town, community and electoral ward lying on the River Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was formerly in th ...

, Hallett was a Welsh schoolboy international, and began his career with

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

. He turned professional in 1956 but made only one first-team appearance, in a League Cup game in 1962. He moved to

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

in 1963, making 26 appearances in the

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over three seasons. His final team was

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

, where he made 179 league appearances, before retiring in 1971. In 1968, he also served as joint caretaker manager of Bradford City, alongside

Jim McAnearney James McAnearney (20 March 1935 – 14 March 2017) was a Scottish football player and manager. McAnearney played for Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Bradford City, who he also briefly managed in 1968 with Tom Hallett. He later ...

, following the death of

Grenville Hair Kenneth Grenville Arthur Hair (16 November 1931 – 7 March 1968) was a footballer who played his entire professional career for Leeds United between 1948 and 1964. He later became the manager of Wellington Town and Bradford City. He died of a ...

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1939 births Living people Welsh men's 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 Men's association football central defenders {{Wales-footy-defender-stub