Let's dive, headfirst, into the riveting tale of Motherwell’s number 11, midfield maestro, Andy Halliday. Born in Scotland on 18 October 1991, that means he's survived 34 revolutions around the sun. Imagine that! Standing 5ft 8in tall (or 1.73m for the metrically minded) he tips the scales at 10st 7lb (67 kgs). So far, so ordinary.
A quick perusal of Transfermarkt (always a reliable source of scintillating information) suggests he's worth around £128k in today's money. It’s not quite lottery-winning amounts, but it's not bad going for running around a pitch every weekend.
Halliday's tale starts back in 2007 when Livingston, a Premiership club in Scotland, took a punt on him. There he toiled through three seasons, even managing 14 league goals in the 2009 - 2010 season.
In May 2010, Middlesbrough seemed to think the bloke was worth about £100k so off he went to England. Five fairly uneventful seasons followed. Long coach rides, solo goal celebrations, away kits... reading this, I can feel the excitement of his career so far.
In 2011, Walsall got him on loan from Middlesbrough. Seven appearances later, he was back in Middlesbrough. Then came a stint on loan at Blackpool in 2014. You'll be thrilled to note that he managed to find the back of the net once during his 18 appearances there. Clearly, he was so good, they had to loan him twice in the same year.
Escaping Middlesbrough once and for all in October 2014, our journeyman midfielder headed off to Bradford City. A season followed. Goals were scored. Games were played. You get the idea.
In July 2015, Halliday returned to Scotland, joining Rangers. Five seasons in blue brought about 107 league appearances and 10 goals. Mind you, this stint also involved a detour to Azerbaijan with Qəbələ, but I hesitate to confuse you further with globe-trotting details.
In September 2020, when he joined Hearts, he'd become a bit of a Scottish league journeyman. You'd expect more of a fanfare for such a prestigious move, but he expired his grand tour of the upper echelons of Scottish football, by moving to Motherwell, first on loan then permanently in July 2024 after a previous spell at the club. Far from a retirement package, Halliday impressed with 38 appearances and three goals in the 2024-2025 season at Motherwell.
Saving the most exciting tidbit until last, he's notched up two starts and three substitute appearances in the League Cup 2025-2026 for Motherwell. Absolutely breathtaking.
