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Wally Hanlon

Wally Hanlon

Scottish football player (1919-1999)

Walter Andrew Hanlon (23 September 1919 – 23 April 1999)[1] was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Brighton & Hove Albion, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Crystal Palace. He also played non-league football for Sudbury Town.

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Playing career

Hanlon was born in Glasgow[2] and began his career at Clyde. In 1946, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion where he made 72 appearances over the next two years, scoring four goals. He then spent a season with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, where he made 19 appearances, scoring three times.[1]

In July 1949, Hanlon signed for Crystal Palace.[2] Between then and June 1955, he made 125 League appearances for the club, scoring nine times.[2] He then moved into non-league football with Sudbury Town.

Hanlon was granted a benefit match by Crystal Palace, which took place on 30 April 1954, against a London XI.[3]

Hanlon died on 23 April 1999.[1][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Wally Hanlon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. [2]
    Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 326. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. [3]
    "Crystal Palace V London XI 1954–Wally Hanlon Benefit Match". www.worthpoint.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. [4]
    King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 540. ISBN 9781780910468.
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