Ernest Hall (6 August 1916 – 7 July 1944) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United.[3][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Hall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crawcrook, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1944 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | St. Pölten, Austria | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1935 | West Wylam Colliery | ||
| 1935–1936 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| 1937–1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 5 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHall served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, being promoted to that rank from sergeant on 28 February 1944.[4][5] On 7 July 1944, he was killed in action piloting Vickers Wellington LP210 when the bomber was shot down during a bombing raid of Feuersbrunn aerodrome, near St. Pölten, Austria.[4][6] Hall is buried at the Klagenfurt War Cemetery.[4]
Career statistics
editSource:[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1935–36 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 1938–39 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Third Division South Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Ernest Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Newcastle United. Prospects of promotion not much improved". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Michael Joyce (October 2004). The Football League Player's Records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Ernest Hall". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "No. 36451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1944. p. 1541.
- ^ "Wellington BX LP210". RAFCommands. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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