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English footballer

William Galley
Personal information
Full name William Thomas Galley
Date of birth 2 March 1881
Place of birth Nantwich, England
Date of death 31 October 1941(1941-10-31) (aged 60)
Place of death Nantwich, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897 Nantwich (0)
1898 Crewe Alexandra
1901 Nantwich (1)
1902–1903 Shrewsbury Town
1903 Glossop 11 (0)
1904 Bolton Wanderers
1905–1907 Chester 43 (3)
1907 Crewe Alexandra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Galley (2 March 1881 – 31 October 1941) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as a left half.

Personal life

Galley was married with two children and worked as a draper's assistant and buyer. Towards the end of the First World War, he enlisted as an Air Mechanic 3rd Class in the Royal Air Force and served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. Galley was discharged in April 1920. He was later employed as head of the furnishing department at Stretch & Harlock department store in Nantwich.

References

  1. ^ "William Thomas Galley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ William Galley on Lives of the First World War
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 106. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. Chatwin, Michael (2020). Ultimate Book Of Nantwich Town Football Club. : Empire. ISBN 978-0-9563068-2-1. OCLC 1199329275.


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