Alexander Webster Hall (6 November 1908 – 5 September 1991)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Webster Hall | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | East Calder, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 September 1991 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | East Calder, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Wallyford Bluebell | ||
| 1928–1929 | Dunfermline Athletic | 22 | (0) |
| 1929–1941 | Sunderland | 206 | (1) |
| 1939–1941 | Hibernian (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1941–1947 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSunderland acquired Hall from Dunfermline Athletic for £750 in 1929.[4] He made his debut on 4 May 1929 in a 0–4 loss against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane,[2] and was placed on the reserve list until the 1934–35 season.[4] In his time at Sunderland, he made 235 appearances (discounting three void league games in 1939) with only one goal,[2] and led the club to victory in the 1936 FA Charity Shield and 1937 FA Cup Final.[4][5] The Second World War saw him move to Hibernian, initially as a guest player then a permanent signing, where he played over 200 wartime games[6] then made one appearance in the 1946–47 season.[7]
References
edit- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 173. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
- ^ a b c "Alex Hall". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c "SAFC TOP 100". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Hibernian Player Alex Hall Details, FitbaStats
- ^ Alex Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database