Alex Hall (footballer, born 1908) explained

Alex Hall
Fullname:Alexander Webster Hall
Birth Date:6 November 1908
Birth Place:East Calder, Scotland
Death Place:East Calder, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Wallyford Bluebell
Years2:1928–1929
Caps2:22
Goals2:0
Years3:1929–1941
Clubs3:Sunderland
Caps3:206
Goals3:1
Years4:1939–1941
Clubs4:Hibernian (guest)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1941–1947
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:

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, and was placed on the reserve list until the 1934–35 season. In his time at Sunderland, he made 235 appearances (discounting three void league games in 1939) with only one goal, and led the club to victory in the 1936 FA Charity Shield and 1937 FA Cup Final.[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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC . Sunderland AFC. Dykes, Garth . Lamming, Doug. 2000. 1-899538-15-1. 173.
  2. Web site: Alex Hall . The Stat Cat . 2008-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060831032410/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG388.asp . 2006-08-31 .
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Web site: SAFC TOP 100. A Love Supreme. 2008-08-01.
  5. News: 1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield . footballsite.co.uk. 29 November 2021.
  6. http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=5971 Hibernian Player Alex Hall Details