Fred Halliday

Management career

Bradford Park Avenue

Halliday became manager of Southern League First Division club Bradford Park Avenue in May 1907, He made one playing appearance for the club as an emergency goalkeeper in a match versus Swindon Town, when regular keeper Tom Baddersley missed his train. He departed Park Avenue after the season. Halliday's team had a disastrous 1908–09 campaign in the league, finishing bottom (though avoiding relegation to the Second Division), He led the Bees to a mid-table finishes in the 1909–10, 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons. He was replaced by one of his players, Ephraim Rhodes. He managed the club in both leagues during the 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18 and 1918–19 seasons and won the London Combination title in the latter campaign.

Competitive football returned for the 1919–20 season and Halliday's Bees were elected back to the Southern League First Division, finishing in mid-table. Brentford won election to the Football League as founding members of the Third Division for the 1920–21 season. An unsuccessful season saw the Bees finish second-from-bottom and Halliday stepped down at the end of the campaign to return to administrative duties. Halliday was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.

Career statistics

Playing career

Managerial career

Honours

As a manager Brentford Southern Professional Charity Cup: 1908–09 London Combination: 1918–19

As an individual Brentford Hall of Fame