Ben Hall | |
Fullname: | Benjamin Hall |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1879 |
Birth Place: | Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England |
Death Date: | 1963 (aged 84) |
Position: | Centre half |
Years1: | 1900–1903 |
Caps1: | 39 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 1903–1911 |
Caps2: | 245 |
Goals2: | 11 |
Years3: | 1911–1912 |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1920–1921 |
Managerclubs1: | Bristol Rovers |
Benjamin Hall (6 March 1879 – 1963) was an English football player, manager and trainer, who played as a centre half.
Hall's playing career saw him represent Grimsby Town, Derby County, Leicester Fosse, Hyde, Heywood United and South Shields before the First World War.[1] After the war he worked as a trainer for Huddersfield Town before being appointed as Bristol Rovers' first Football League manager in 1920.[2]
Three of his brothers, Harry, Ellis and Fretwell, also played in the Football League.[3]