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Tom Hallett
Welsh footballer and coach
Thomas Reginald Hallett (born 10 April 1939) is a Welsh former professional football player and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Reginald Hallett | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-04-10) 10 April 1939 (age 84) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
- "SWINDON TOWN : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- Terry Frost (1988). Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 76. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
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