May I present to you Andy Halliday, born on 18 October 1991, a wee lad from Scotland who quite excels at kicking a bag of air around a patch of grass. Standing rather unhinderedly at 5ft 8in (or 1.73m for those with a continental bias), weighing in at 10st 7lb (or 67kg for metric system enthusiasts), Mr. Halliday manoeuvres himself primarily as a central midfielder for Motherwell, donning the number 11 jersey with resolute pride. His current market value is estimated at a modest £200,000, according to those lurking behind the screens at Transfermarkt, not that the numbers really matter given the spiralling economics of the beautiful game.
Livingston were the lucky first to enrol this promising trainee in July 2007. His debut season presented him with a solitary appearance for the senior side, while his goal-scoring kickoff commenced during the 2009-2010 season.
Come May 2010, Middlesbrough in the Championship decided to offer Livingston a measly £100k to nab Halliday. His stint wasn't exactly prolific, adorned with sporadic appearances and the occasional goal over the course of four seasons. Ironically, his loan spells to Walsall and later to Blackpool brought him more time with the ball.
The sporadic dance at Middlesbrough finally ended in October 2014, when Bradford City, residing in League One, became his new abode. Following another brief period dotted with the occasional goal, Rangers swooped him up and sent him to Glasgow.
Rangers is where our lad really hit his strides, netting variously across four seasons and keeping up rather consistent appearances. Yet the nomadic explorer in him couldn't resist the call of Azerbaijan. A brief loan spell at Qebela provided yet another interesting chapter in his life before he had to tightly buckle his boots back on at Rangers.
Having spent time in multiple stadia, Halliday eventually, in September 2020, decided to take his talents to Hearts, where he enjoyed several productive seasons, finding the net on a more consistent basis. However, Motherwell, on loan in January 2024 thought to themselves, 'why not have a go at this chap?'
Thus, almost prophetically, Halliday ended up switching to his loaning club, Motherwell, in July 2024 after his contract with Hearts ended, continuing his decent run of performance. The 2025-2026 season saw him don Motherwell's colours, appearing as a consistent first team player. He also managed an impressive performance in the League Cup and Scottish Cup for Motherwell, a true testament to the player's durability.
