Gordon Galley Explained

Gordon Galley
Fullname:	Gordon Walter Galley
Birth Date:	4 February 1930
Birth Place:	Worksop, England
Position:	Outside left
Youthyears1:	1945–1947
Youthclubs1:	Sheffield Wednesday
Years1:	1947–1948
Caps1:	0
Goals1:	0
Years2:	1948–1952
Clubs2:	Darlington
Caps2:	60
Goals2:	12

Gordon Walter Galley (4 February 1930 – 19 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who scored 12 goals from 60 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside left for Darlington in the years following the Second World War. He was also on the books of Sheffield Wednesday, but never played for them in the League.^[1] Teammate Baden Powell described him as "a lanky, tricky sort of player":^[2] After a transfer request produced no offers, Galley joined the police, from which he retired in 1982 after 30 years' service.^{[3] [4]} He died on 19 January 2021 at the age of 90.^[5]

Galley's younger brothers Maurice and John Galley also played in the Football League.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database . Neil Brown . 7 July 2015.
2. News: Baden Baden . Mike . Amos . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 12 June 2012 . 7 July 2015.
3. News: Gordon in search of his fellow Quakers . Mike . Amos . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 9 June 2010 . 7 July 2015.
4. News: The touching moment a 90-year-old was surprised on his birthday by the police . Matt . Jarram . Nottinghamshire Live . 4 February 2020 . 17 January 2022.
5. Web site: Death of retired Police Officer: PC Gordon Galley . Durham NARPO . 29 January 2021 . 17 January 2022.
6. News: Claimed the left half position as his very own . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192835/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-34690531.html . 24 September 2015 . . 24 May 2013 . Highbeam Research.
7. Web site: Player search: Galley, GW (Gordon) . English National Football Archive (ENFA) . 14 April 2024 . subscription.