Maurice Galley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Galley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1934[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Clowne,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | February 2017 (aged 82)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Nottinghamshire,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1954 | Chesterfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1959 | Chesterfield | 55 | (5) |
| 1959–1961 | Boston United | 72 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1962–196? | Loughborough United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maurice Galley (10 August 1934 – February 2017) is an English former footballer who scored 5 goals from 55 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Chesterfield in the 1950s.[3] He also played non-league football for teams including Boston United,[4] Worksop Town, and Loughborough United, with whom he won the Midland League in 1962–63.[2]
After his football career finished, Galley joined the police. He was a member of the Nottinghamshire Police football team that won the Police Athletic Association (PAA) Cup in 1969.[5] Galley died in Nottinghamshire in February 2017 at the age of 82.[1]
Galley's brothers Gordon and John Galley also played in the Football League.[2][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Maurice Galley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Claimed the left half position as his very own". Loughborough Echo. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015 – via Highbeam Research.
- ^ Basson, Stuart (18 February 2010). "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2008". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (XLS) on 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Season 1959/60 – Statistics". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015 and "Season 1960/61 – Statistics". bufc.drfox.org.uk. Ken Fox. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Team travels from far afield to remember the year of glory" (PDF). Force Times. Nottinghamshire Police. June 2009. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Player search: Galley, GW (Gordon)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2017 deaths
- People from Clowne
- Footballers from Derbyshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Worksop Town F.C. players
- Loughborough United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players