Albert Hall (footballer, born 1918)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Edwards Benjamin Hall[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 September 1918||
Place of birth | Barry, Wales[1] | ||
Date of death | 3 February 1998[1] | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Shrewsbury, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1932–1935 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1947 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
1947 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | (0) |
1947–1949 | Chelmsford City | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert Edwards Benjamin Hall (3 September 1918 – 3 February 1998) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Plymouth Argyle.
Career
Hall played Second Division football for Tottenham Hotspur, having joined the club at the age of fourteen.[3] He finished the 1938–39 season as the club's joint top-scorer (with Johnny Morrison) with 11 goals. During World War II, he guested for many clubs across the country: Port Vale, Short Brothers, Norwich City, Luton Town, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Reading, Millwall and Watford.[1] After the war finished he returned to Joe Hulme's "Spurs", and helped the White Hart Lane club to a sixth-place finish in 1946–47. He then transferred to Plymouth Argyle, who were managed by former Spurs player Jack Tresadern.[3] He made just nine appearances for the "Pilgrims" at the start of the 1947–48 season.[3] He then left Home Park and moved into non-League football with Southern League side Chelmsford City.
References
- ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 122. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
- ^ "Albert Hall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- 1918 births
- 1998 deaths
- Sportspeople from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
- Welsh footballers
- Association football forwards
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
- Norwich City F.C. wartime guest players
- Luton Town F.C. wartime guest players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. wartime guest players
- Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players
- Reading F.C. wartime guest players
- Millwall F.C. wartime guest players
- Watford F.C. wartime guest players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players