Former Manchester United man Halton had to move away from Old Trafford for regular action, and he got that with a move not too far away to Bury, via a short stint at Notts County.

The left-half stayed at Gigg Lane for quite a while, having his career interrupted by the war, before moving to Chesterfield and then Leicester, where he was in his twilight years but still gave a good account of himself in the blue and white during a two-and-a-half year stint spanning 67 appearances in all competitions.

The Staffordshire-born player added plenty of experience to the Leicester team before the prospect of a player-manager role saw him move on to Scarborough. That lasted just under a year before he moved on to play for Goole Town, but he was lured back into management with Symingtons and finishing his playing days at Brush Sports.