Halifax Town nostalgia: Shaymen in action from April 1980

By Tom Scargill

Published 26th Sep 2019, 13:09 BST

As part of our regular online series, we delve into the archives to look back at Halifax Town games from down the years.

This week, we go back to April 1980 to see Halifax take on Huddersfield, Scunthorpe, Portsmouth and Wigan. Photos: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

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Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

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Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

placeholder image — Halifax v Portsmouth, The Shay, April 19, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton.

Halifax v Scunthorpe, The Shay, April 8, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton

placeholder image — Halifax v Scunthorpe, The Shay, April 8, 1980. Photo: Keith Middleton

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