Fred Halliday

Halliday began his career as an amateur at local club Chester, playing in The Combination. He transferred to First Division club Liverpool in April 1898, but failed to make a first team appearance. Prior to his release from Liverpool on a free transfer, Halliday played for Lancashire League club Crewe Alexandra. He joined cross-city rivals Everton in 1900, but failed to make an appearance for the Toffees before moving to Bolton Wanderers in 1901. Halliday left Bolton Wanderers at the end of the 1902–03 season, after the club's relegation to the Second Division was confirmed. He moved to newly founded Second Division club Bradford City prior to the beginning of the 1903–04 season. He made 72 appearances in the Football League and two FA Cup appearances for Bradford and departed Valley Parade in 1907.

Bradford Park Avenue

Halliday became manager of Southern League First Division club Bradford Park Avenue in May 1907, guiding the club to a mid-table finish in the 1907–08 season. 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.

Brentford

First spell (1908–1912)

Halliday joined Southern League First Division club Brentford as manager in June 1908, taking over from W. G. Brown. Halliday's team had a disastrous 1908–09 campaign in the league, finishing bottom (though avoiding relegation to the Second Division), but he brought silverware to the club, winning the Southern Professional Charity Cup. He led the Bees to a mid-table finishes in the 1909–10, 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons. He carried on into the 1912–13 season, but with the club still in relegation trouble, Halliday stepped down in November 1912 and became the club's secretary. He was replaced by one of his players, Ephraim Rhodes.

Second spell (1915–1921)

Halliday stepped up to become Brentford manager for the second time in August 1915, replacing Ephraim Rhodes, who was inducted into the army. The break-out of the First World War in August 1914 led the Football League and Southern League to decide to cease operations at the end of the 1914–15 season until the end of hostilities, so Halliday took charge of a Brentford team playing…

Playing career

Managerial career

As a manager

Brentford

Southern Professional Charity Cup: 1908–09 London Combination: 1918–19

As an individual

Brentford Hall of Fame