Alex Hall (footballer, born 1908)

Alex Hall
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(1991-09-05) (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

Alexander Webster Hall (6 November 1908 – 5 September 1991)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[2][3]

Club career

Sunderland 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Alex Hall". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "SAFC TOP 100". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. ^ "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ Hibernian Player Alex Hall Details, FitbaStats
  7. ^ Alex Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database