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:
The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
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NamePositionClub careerLeague
apps
League
goals
Total
apps
Total
goals
Notes
GK19380010
OL1921-1926????'Jolly' John Whalley, One of the trickiest outside-lefts in the game
FW1922?-1929?234128?133Record Halifax goalscorer
DF1923-1924, 1926?-1932?1894??
OF1929?-1936?19529??
IF1932-19347050??Player with most goals for Halifax in a single game
GK1932?-19351210??
DF1934-1947?2421??
IF1934-194617135??
FW1934-193711489??Record Halifax league goalscorer in a single season
DF1946–19521701717517
DF1948?-1955?1791??
MF1954–1956331??Player-manager of Halifax 1954-1956; Manager 1964-1966
DF1956?-1964?2575??
DF1956?-1965?30212??
GK1960-19651480??
WN1960–196310523??
FW1964?-1967, 1969-1973?19971??
DF1964?-1973?2423??
DF1965-19743675413?Record Halifax appearances
GK1967?-1976?3410??
MF1967?-1972?20116??
FW1968-19711012411227
MF1968?–1973?14920??
DF1970-1976?2339??
MF1971–197411110??
MF1972–1976921??Player-manager of Halifax 1974-1976
FW1976?-1979?10619??Manager of Halifax 1981-1984
DF1976-198118113??
WN1976–1978939??Player-manager of Halifax 1976-1978
DF1979?-1984?, 1990?-199229110??
DF1988–1992873924
DF1980?-1982?, 1984?-1986957??Manager of Halifax 1986-1990
DF1985?-1991?1391??
FW1987-19919329??
FW1987-1989842310130
MF1988–199210117??
FW1994, 1996-19988346??Record transfer fee received
MF1995–19981357??Manager of Halifax 1998-1999
FW1999?-2000?184??Record transfer fee paid
DF1999-2001511587Manager of Halifax 2002-2008
FW2002–200820138??
FW2007–20083720??Top scorer and voted supporter's player of the season, 2007–08