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.[2] He also played non-league football for teams including Boston United,[3] Worksop Town, and Loughborough United, with whom he won the Midland League in 1962–63.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maurice Galley[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1934-08-10)10 August 1934[1] | ||
Place of birth | Clowne,[1] England | ||
Date of death | February 2017(2017-02-00) (aged 82)[1] | ||
Place of death | Nottinghamshire,[1] England | ||
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 |
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.[4][6][7]
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