Greg Halford
Greg Halford, the United Kingdom defender, made 9 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 9 recorded appearances.
Gregory Halford (born 8 December 1984) is an English former footballer . He was naturally a right-back or centre-back but could play in numerous positions including central midfield , right midfield and even as a striker . Born in Chelmsford , Halford began his career with Colchester United where he came through the youth system before moving to Reading in 2007. His stay at Reading was a short one and Halford transferred to Sunderland later the same year. After failing to hold down a regular place with Sunderland, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2009 and later to Portsmouth in 2010, Nottingham Forest in 2012, and Rotherham United in 2015. He signed for Cardiff City in January 2017, where he went on to achieve promotion to the Premier League the following season by finishing second in the Championship . [ 3 ] Halford has also played for Charlton Athletic , Sheffield United , Brighton & Hove Albion and Birmingham City on loan at various points in his career, as well as representing England at under-20 level. — Wikipedia
- Position
- DF
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Chelmsford
- Born
- 8 Dec 1984
- Height
- 196 cm
Halford signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Sunderland on 11 June 2007. The fee was variously reported as £2.5 million rising to £3m depending on appearances, or as £3.5m. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Hammond said it was an excellent deal for Reading financially, and Sunderland manager Roy Keane was "delighted" that Halford had joined. [ 16 ] He made his debut for Sunderland on 15 August 2007 in a 2–2 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrew's , [ 18 ] and played in the next three matches, but was sent off in the third, a 3–0 League Cup defeat to Luton Town . He made three more appearances, and was again sent off. [ 19 ] In January 2008, following reported interest in him from Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic , Keane confirmed that Sunderland would listen to offers. [ 20 ] He was not sold, but instead joined Charlton on loan for the rest of the season. [ 21 ] He played regularly in the Championship , and scored twice, against West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers . [ 19 ] Halford spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Championship club Sheffield United . [ 22 ] He made his debut in the opening game of the season, at Birmingham City, [ 23 ] scored his first goal a fortnight later, against Blackpool , [ 24 ] and went on to play regularly throughout the season, appearing in 49 of the club's 56 fixtures. He scored eight goals altogether, including the only goal of the semi-final against Preston North End that took Sheffield United through to the 2008–09 play-off final. [ 24 ] — Wikipedia
By Season
| Season | Apps | Goals | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 9 | 0 | — |
Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.
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