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, 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. He moved to Swindon Town in 1963, making 26 appearances in the English Football League over three seasons. His final team was Bradford City, 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, following the death of Grenville Hair.

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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