Gordon Walter Galley (4 February 1930 – 19 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who scored 12 goals from 60 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside left for Darlington in the years following the Second World War. He was also on the books of Sheffield Wednesday, but never played for them in the League.[2] Teammate Baden Powell described him as "a lanky, tricky sort of player":[3] After a transfer request produced no offers, Galley joined the police, from which he retired in 1982 after 30 years' service.[4][5] He died on 19 January 2021 at the age of 90.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Walter Galley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Worksop,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 2021 (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1947 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1948–1952 | Darlington | 60 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Galley's younger brothers Maurice and John Galley also played in the Football League.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gordon Galley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Amos, Mike (12 June 2012). "Baden Baden". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Amos, Mike (9 June 2010). "Gordon in search of his fellow Quakers". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Jarram, Matt (4 February 2020). "The touching moment a 90-year-old was surprised on his birthday by the police". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Death of retired Police Officer: PC Gordon Galley". Durham NARPO. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Claimed the left half position as his very own". Loughborough Echo. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 – via Highbeam Research.
- ^ "Player search: Galley, GW (Gordon)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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