Fallaize: Reginald A. (Reg)

WW2 Guest: 1942-1943 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Centre Forward

Born: Unknown: Unknown

Debut: v Halifax Town (a): 12-12-1942

Height & Weight: Unknown

Little is known about Reg Fallaize, but he is thought to have been on the Halifax Town staff in the War years. "Fallaize is thought to have been a refugee from Guernsey, and said to have been a trialist with Southampton. He played six games for Halifax Town in 1940-41, scoring two goals, but it is believed that he then had been playing in local football. He came to Leeds in September 1942 where he became a prolific scorer in the Reserve side. He continued in 1943-44 until mid-December, when he simply disappeared from view. Possibly transferred elsewhere by Army."(Information kindly supplied by Neil Roche). He only played five games for Leeds and scored twice. The first came in the 1-5 defeat in the 1942-43 Football League Northern Section (First Championship) game with Halifax Town at the Shay, when he played at Centre Forward. His second and third games came on consecutive Saturdays in the 1942-43 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship) in a 2-2 draw with Bradford Park Avenue at Elland Road and a 0-1 defeat at Valley Parade against Bradford City, in which he was again at Centre Forward. The other two games were in the 1943-44 Football League Northern Section (First Championship) at Outside Right in a 3-3 draw with Bradford City at Valley Parade in September 1943 and at Inside Right in a 2-2 home draw with Doncaster Rovers in October 1943, in which he scored. He also guested with Middlesbrough where he made two appearances in the League North Competition in the 1943-44 season. It is thought that one of those games was at Elland Road, on 25th September 1943, when he turned out for them, when they did not have a full team. It is not thought that Fallaize played professionally in the Football League, "but did play in the Leeds local League after the War, playing for Carlton United in April 1946 in the Leeds District Senior Cup final according to the Yorkshire Evening Post." (Information kindly supplied by Neil Roche)