Albert Hall (footballer, born 1918) explained

Albert Hall
Fullname:Albert Edwards Benjamin Hall
Birth Date:3 September 1918
Birth Place:Barry, Wales
Death Place:Shrewsbury, England
Position:Forward
Height:5 ft 5+1/2 in[1]
Youthyears1:1932–1935
Youthclubs1:Tottenham Hotspur
Years1:1935–1947
Clubs1:Tottenham Hotspur
Years2:1947
Clubs2:Plymouth Argyle
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:1947–1949
Clubs3:Chelmsford City
Caps3:10
Goals3:3

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2] He made just nine appearances for the "Pilgrims" at the start of the 1947–48 season.[2] He then left Home Park and moved into non-League football with Southern League side Chelmsford City.

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Spurs. The Hall-mark of soccer . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: GoS-DB Players . www.greensonscreen.co.uk . 30 October 2022.
  3. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 122. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0. .