Albert Hall (footballer, born 1918)

Albert Hall
Personal information
Full name Albert Edwards Benjamin Hall[1]
Date of birth (1918-09-03)3 September 1918[1]
Place of birth Barry, Wales[1]
Date of death 3 February 1998(1998-02-03) (aged 79)[1]
Place of death Shrewsbury, England[2]
Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m)[3]
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.[4] 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.[4] He made just nine appearances for the "Pilgrims" at the start of the 1947–48 season.[4] He then left Home Park and moved into non-League football with Southern League side Chelmsford City.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 122. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ^ "Albert Hall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "'Spurs. The Hall-mark of soccer". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  • Albert Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database Edit this at Wikidata