Fred Hall (footballer, born 1917)

For the Birmingham forward, later Hunts County FA President, see Fred Hall (footballer born 1924).

Fred Hall
Personal information
Full name Frederick Wilkinson Hall[1]
Date of birth (1917-11-18)18 November 1917
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, England
Date of death 8 January 1989(1989-01-08) (aged 71)
Place of death Stanley, County Durham, England
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Ouston Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1946 Blackburn Rovers 29 (0)
1946–1955 Sunderland 215 (1)
1955–1956 Barrow 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Wilkinson Hall (18 November 1917 – 8 January 1989) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a defender.

Club career

Hall arrived at Sunderland from Blackburn Rovers in 1946,[3] and made his debut for the club on 31 August 1946 against Derby County in a 3–2 at Roker Park.[4] Shortly after joining he was appointed as captain, as a central figure in the team. While playing for Sunderland during 1946 to 1954 he scored a single goal in 215 league appearances.[5] After his Sunderland career, he joined Barrow in 1955 and went on to make 16 appearances with one goal in a single season,[6] he then retired in 1956.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fred Hall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fred Hall". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Sunderland 3-2 Derby". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Fred Hall". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Fred Hall". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 November 2014.