Vic Halom
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Victor Halom is a former footballer
and Oldham Athletic. He played as center forward in the Sunderland team that won the FA Cup in 1973. Having only joined the club 3 months earlier, he scored important goals in the fifth round replay against Manchester City and the semi-final against Arsenal
.
taking them back into the Vauxhall Conference in 1983–84. This led to him being appointed Rochdale
manager at the end of the season. Halom began with a mass clear out, many of the incomers being ex-Oldham players. The side struggled to gel at first but things markedly improved when the under-performing record signing Les Lawrence
was sold and replaced by proven goalscorer Steve Taylor
late in 1984. For the next calendar year Rochdale showed promotion-winning form and earned a third round FA Cup
tie with Manchester United.
Immediately after that the team went into steep decline not helped by the diastrous signing of David Mossman who moved on at a loss after less than ten games At the end of the season despite Rochdale having escaped re-election by one point Halom was retained but told by chairman Tommy Cannon
to try to sell those players under expensive contracts. This seriously weakened the side and after Taylor was sold in October 1986 the club had sunk to bottom of the League by December. Halom was sacked and after being disillusioned with the politics in football never managed a League club again.
In 1992 he stood as a Liberal Democrat
candidate for Sunderland
in the 1992 General Election but finished third.
Playing career
Halom featured as a player most prominently for SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
and Oldham Athletic. He played as center forward in the Sunderland team that won the FA Cup in 1973. Having only joined the club 3 months earlier, he scored important goals in the fifth round replay against Manchester City and the semi-final against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
.
Coaching career
Halom moved into management in the early 1980s managing Bergsøy in Norway. He later achieved great success with BarrowBarrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
taking them back into the Vauxhall Conference in 1983–84. This led to him being appointed Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
manager at the end of the season. Halom began with a mass clear out, many of the incomers being ex-Oldham players. The side struggled to gel at first but things markedly improved when the under-performing record signing Les Lawrence
Les Lawrence
Leslie Oliver Lawrence is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Lawrence played for Stourbridge, Shrewsbury Town and Telford United before signing for Torquay United. He became the club's top scorer during the 1978–79 season with 19 goals. He joined Port Vale in July 1982...
was sold and replaced by proven goalscorer Steve Taylor
Steve Taylor
Roland Stephen Taylor , is an American Christian singer, songwriter, record producer and film director.-Early life:Taylor, the eldest of three children, was born in Brawley, California. Taylor's father, Roland Taylor, was a Baptist minister. When Taylor was six years old, the family relocated to...
late in 1984. For the next calendar year Rochdale showed promotion-winning form and earned a third round FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
tie with Manchester United.
Immediately after that the team went into steep decline not helped by the diastrous signing of David Mossman who moved on at a loss after less than ten games At the end of the season despite Rochdale having escaped re-election by one point Halom was retained but told by chairman Tommy Cannon
Tommy Cannon
Tommy Cannon is a comedian and the feed member of comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball....
to try to sell those players under expensive contracts. This seriously weakened the side and after Taylor was sold in October 1986 the club had sunk to bottom of the League by December. Halom was sacked and after being disillusioned with the politics in football never managed a League club again.
In 1992 he stood as a Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
candidate for Sunderland
Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)
Sunderland was a borough constituency of the House of Commons, created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election until it was split into single-member seats of Sunderland North and Sunderland South for the 1950...
in the 1992 General Election but finished third.