Tom Hallett

Tom Hallett
Personal information
Full name Thomas Reginald Hallett
Date of birth (1939-04-10) 10 April 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Glynneath, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
1956–1962 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Leeds United 0 (0)
1963–1966 Swindon Town 26 (0)
1966–1971 Bradford City 179 (2)
Total 205 (2)
Managerial career
1968 Bradford City (joint caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Reginald Hallett (born 10 April 1939) is a Welsh former professional football player and coach.

Career

Born in Glynneath, Hallett was a Welsh schoolboy international,[1] and began his career with Leeds United. He turned professional in 1956 but made only one first-team appearance, in a League Cup game in 1962.[2] He moved to Swindon Town in 1963, making 26 appearances in the English Football League over three seasons.[3] His final team was Bradford City, where he made 179 league appearances, before retiring in 1971.[4] In 1968, he also served as joint caretaker manager of Bradford City, alongside Jim McAnearney, following the death of Grenville Hair.[5]

References

  1. ^ Swindon Town profile
  2. ^ Leeds United profile
  3. ^ "SWINDON TOWN : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  5. ^ Terry Frost (1988). Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 76. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.


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