Player Details

Billy 'Salty' Halsall

Real Name: William Halsall
Normal Position: Goalkeeper
Born: 02/05/1897 (Birkdale, Southport)
Died: 23/01/1968 (Spring Valley, New York, USA)

Heritage Number: 405
Debut Match*: 27/12/1919 v Manchester United (Central League)
Last Match*: 11/10/1930 v Barrow (Football League)
* Qualifying Games

A first-team regular throughout the 1920s, he was one of the safest and most consistent ‘keepers in the Northern Section during this period. Known as ‘Salty’—a name that arose when he and his brothers went sea-bathing—he was an ever-present in 1922–23 and 1923–24, accumulating 103 consecutive League appearances. Surprisingly, he had played at either outside-left or centre-forward for his regiment during World War I. He possessed fine anticipation and his judgement was rarely at fault when rushing fearlessly out of his goal. Having displaced the experienced Frank Drabble early in 1921–22, he remained a one-club man, declining offers to join several First Division sides. His greatest performance came in his 350th first-team game—an F.A. Cup-tie at Bradford—when his skill and daring captivated the Park Avenue crowd. He made a record pre-war 334 League appearances, totalling almost 500 in all games, until forced to give up football through back injury. He later worked on the railways and was the guard when the last passenger train left the old Lord Street station in January 1952. After retiring, he settled in the United States where he lived with his daughter until his death at 70.

Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

Season: 1929/1930 [Back to Player Stats]
The player made an appearance in the following games:

Date	Home Club	Away Club	Score	Competition	Round	Match Date	Heritage Qualifying	Void
31/08/1929	Nelson	Southport	2 - 2	Football League	D3N	31/08/1929	Yes	No
03/09/1929	Southport	Carlisle United	4 - 3	Football League	D3N	03/09/1929	Yes	No
07/09/1929	Southport	Hartlepools United	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	07/09/1929	Yes	No
12/09/1929	Carlisle United	Southport	4 - 0	Football League	D3N	12/09/1929	Yes	No
14/09/1929	Southport	Crewe Alexandra	0 - 3	Football League	D3N	14/09/1929	Yes	No
26/10/1929	Southport	Chesterfield	5 - 1	Football League	D3N	26/10/1929	Yes	No
02/11/1929	Lincoln City	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	02/11/1929	Yes	No
09/11/1929	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	4 - 4	Football League	D3N	09/11/1929	Yes	No
16/11/1929	Halifax Town	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	16/11/1929	Yes	No
23/11/1929	Southport	Rotherham United	7 - 1	Football League	D3N	23/11/1929	Yes	No
30/11/1929	Southport	Chesterfield	0 - 0	FA Cup	1	30/11/1929	Yes	No
04/12/1929	Chesterfield	Southport	3 - 2	FA Cup	1 Replay	04/12/1929	Yes	No
07/12/1929	Southport	South Shields	2 - 1	Football League	D3N	07/12/1929	Yes	No
14/12/1929	Darlington	Southport	2 - 1	Football League	D3N	14/12/1929	Yes	No
21/12/1929	Southport	Darlington	3 - 0	Football League	D3N	21/12/1929	Yes	No
25/12/1929	Southport	Wigan Borough	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	25/12/1929	Yes	No
26/12/1929	Wigan Borough	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	26/12/1929	Yes	No
28/12/1929	Southport	Nelson	0 - 0	Football League	D3N	28/12/1929	Yes	No
01/01/1930	Southport	Barrow	0 - 2	Football League	D3N	01/01/1930	Yes	No
04/01/1930	Hartlepools United	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	04/01/1930	Yes	No
11/01/1930	Rochdale	Southport	2 - 2	Football League	D3N	11/01/1930	Yes	No
18/01/1930	Crewe Alexandra	Southport	5 - 4	Football League	D3N	18/01/1930	Yes	No
01/03/1930	Chesterfield	Southport	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	01/03/1930	Yes	No
12/04/1930	South Shields	Southport	4 - 0	Football League	D3N	12/04/1930	Yes	No
18/04/1930	Southport	Wrexham	5 - 3	Football League	D3N	18/04/1930	Yes	No
19/04/1930	Southport	Accrington Stanley (1891)	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	19/04/1930	Yes	No
21/04/1930	Wrexham	Southport	1 - 2	Football League	D3N	21/04/1930	Yes	No
26/04/1930	Accrington Stanley (1891)	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	26/04/1930	Yes	No
03/05/1930	Barrow	Southport	0 - 2	Football League	D3N	03/05/1930	Yes	No