He achieved numerous distinctions and high rankings as a prolific goal-scoring forward with six senior clubs; St Mirren, Dundee, Sunderland, Arsenal, Manchester City and Clapton Orient.
He is the quickest player in history to 100 goals in English football's top division, taking 101 games when at Sunderland.
He is the only player to score 30 or more goals in four consecutive seasons in English football's top division (achieved again when at Sunderland).
His 211 goals in English football's top division with Sunderland, Arsenal and Manchester City ranks him the 19th highest scorer at that level.
However, despite having played in the new club's trial matches, Halliday did not join Queens until 17 January 1920 as he had a brief spell with Tayleurians.
One shot hit the post, another went inches wide before he put Queens ahead five minutes before half time.
Connell hit a third a minute into the second half before Halliday beat Borthwick to cross for McCall who scored a fourth goal.
He requested time to consider the offer before agreeing, with a stipulation that he continued working with Arrol-Johnston and travelled to Paisley on match days.
[1] Halliday next joined Dundee in 1921, for whom Scotland internationalist Alex Troup played on the left wing.
Halliday scored in the 3-0 1924–25 Scottish Cup tie victory over Airdrieonians whose team contained Hughie Gallacher, Bob McPhail and Willie Russell.
Dundee progressed to the 1925 Scottish Cup Final in which, after leading at half-time, they lost 2–1 to a last minute goal by Celtic's Jimmy McGrory.
[1][5] In end-of-season tours with Dundee, Halliday scored doubles against each of Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid, Valencia CF and FC Barcelona.
Halliday endured a relatively goalless start for him, playing in an Arsenal team off-form largely attributed at the time to injury affecting key playmaker Alex James.
Manager Herbert Chapman tried different combinations in attack before James, and subsequently the rest of the team, began to find form in late January.
With Arsenal's form in upswing, Lambert remained Chapman's first choice for the number 9 jersey for the rest of the season with Halliday only an occasional first teamer, though he played in the 6–6 record scoring game against Leicester City on Easter Monday 21 April 1930.
In that run they defeated Ipswich Town and Gainsborough Trinity to reach the third round playing against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
[1] Halliday was appointed manager of Aberdeen on 22 December 1937 but did not take over the reins until after Yeovil's FA Cup tie at Manchester United in January 1938.
[1][3] After leaving Aberdeen in 1955 Halliday spent three years at the helm of Leicester City, guiding them to the 1956–57 Second Division title.
Although Halliday left in 1958, the 1957 promotion was the beginning of Leicester's longest run to date in the England's top division, 12 seasons.
It is worth noting that a large chunk of his career was spent playing under the old offside rule and that all his league goals bar the season and a half with Clapton Orient in the Third Division South were scored in the top flight in both Scotland and England.