Dave Halliday

Early years and Queen of the South

Halliday was born in Dumfries and started in local schools football where he featured on the left wing. He firstly attended Noblehill Primary School and thereafter Dumfries Academy. Halliday then worked with car manufacturer Arrol-Johnston and played for the company's team. This side was one of three who merged to form Queen of the South in 1919. However, despite having played in the new club's trial matches, Halliday did not join Queens until 17 January 1920 as he had a brief spell with Tayleurians. After joining the club, Halliday played 19 games until the season's end in May 1920. In Queens's first season their fixtures consisted of challenge games and local cup competitions, including the Dumfries Charity Cup which was played over three weekends in May. On 8 May in the first game, Queens thrashed Dumfries 7–1. A week later they saw off Solway Star 4–0 in the semi-final. They then faced up in the final against side Dalbeattie Star. A then-record crowd of 4,500 (with many others situated upon the stadium's roof) watched the game. An early Halliday shot went wide following good link up play with Ian Dickson. However it was Dalbeattie with their physical style of play who took the lead. Queens equalised through Willie McCall before Halliday's play became fruitful. One shot hit the post, another went inches wide before he put Queens ahead five minutes before half time. Connell hit a third a minute into the second half before Halliday…

Aberdeen

Halliday was appointed manager of Aberdeen on 22 December 1937 but did not take over the reins until after Yeovil's FA Cup tie at Manchester United in January 1938. He led the Dons to a 3–2 victory against Rangers in the 1945–46 Southern League Cup Final; this a national competition in all but name and predecessor to the Scottish League Cup launched the season after. Halliday then guided Aberdeen to 1946–47 Scottish Cup success, defeating the emerging Hibernian team who were on course to become Scottish league champions in three of the next five seasons. This was the first major trophy won by the club. He returned to the Scottish Cup Final again in 1953, losing a replay 1–0 to Rangers, then in 1954 was Scottish Cup runner-up again, this time losing 2–1 to Celtic. He led Aberdeen to their first-ever Scottish Football League title in 1954–55. Only Alex Ferguson has since taken Aberdeen to the Scottish League title.

Leicester City

After leaving Aberdeen in 1955 Halliday spent three years at the helm of Leicester City, guiding them to the 1956–57 Second Division title. Although Halliday left in 1958, the 1957 promotion was the beginning of Leicester's longest run to date in the England's top division, 12 seasons.

Goals at then non-league clubs

Halliday's three goals for Yeovil in the FA Cup proper give him a career total of 368 senior goals

Player

Queen of the South

Dumfries Charity Cup: 1919–20 Dundee

Scottish Cup runner-up: 1924–25 Forfarshire Cup: 1922–23, 1924–25

Manager

Yeovil and Petters Utd

Southern League Cup runner-up: 1937–38 Somerset Professional Cup runner-up: 1936–37 Aberdeen

Scottish Football League: 1954–55 Scottish Cup: 1946–47; runner-up: 1952–53, 1953–54 Scottish League Cup: runner-up 1946–47 Southern League Cup: 1945–46 Leicester City

Football League Second Division: 1956–57

Individual

Scottish Top Division Golden Boot: 1924 English Top Division Golden Boot: 1929 Most recent of only two players to have been outright top scorer in both the Scottish and English top divisions