Andy Halliday, born on 18 October 1991 (age 34), is a Scottish midfielder whose career has been tied most closely to Rangers, though his route there was more varied than the shorthand version usually suggests.
He made his early mark at Livingston, where the 2009-2010 league season remains the most productive of his career: 14 goals in 32 appearances from midfield. That spell mattered. It gave him senior football, responsibility and an attacking edge before moves and loans elsewhere began to round out his game.
Halliday later moved through English football, including time with Middlesbrough, Walsall, Blackpool and Bradford City. Those spells were not glamorous, but they were useful enough in shaping a player who could handle different roles, different levels and the usual churn below the top end of the game.
His Rangers spell from 2015 gave him his most visible platform. Primarily used in central midfield, he became an important first-team figure across several seasons, occasionally filling in elsewhere when required. From a Celtic perspective, he was one of those Rangers players who was hard to ignore and rarely short of involvement, which is not quite the same as universal admiration.
After leaving Rangers, Halliday continued his career with Hearts and then Motherwell. His current market value is listed at around £43,000 by Transfermarkt.
Halliday’s career has been a solid Scottish one: early goals at Livingston, a grounding in England, a long and prominent spell at Rangers, and later Premiership service elsewhere. Not spectacular, but durable, and rarely anonymous.