Coombe Hall Explained

Coombe Hall
Birth Date:17 September 1871[1]
Birth Place:Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland[2]
Death Place:Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Position:Forward
Years2:1890–1895
Clubs2:Blackburn Rovers
Caps2:79
Goals2:26
Years3:1895–1896
Caps3:15
Goals3:2

Coombe Hall (also spelt Combe;[2] 17 September 1871 – 24 February 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers.[3] He won the FA Cup with Blackburn in 1891,[4] and the Scottish Cup with St Bernard's in 1895.[5] [6] [7]

Hall moved to South Africa, where he died in 1932.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. News: A Newhaven Footballer. The Late Combe Hall . 12 June 2024 . Edinburgh Evening News . 21 March 1932 . 10.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004. SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  4. https://spartacus-educational.com/BLACKBhall.htm Coombe Hall
  5. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian. October 2012.
  6. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1895/1895042001.htm Scottish Cup–Final Tie
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G1pEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=77EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4484%2C1921596 Association Football. Scottish Cup–Final Tie.