Gareth Hall Explained

Gareth Hall
Fullname:Gareth David Hall
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)[1]
Birth Date:20 March 1969
Birth Place:Croydon, England
Youthclubs1:Chelsea
Years1:1986–1996
Caps1:138
Goals1:4
Years2:1995
Clubs2:Sunderland (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1996–1998
Caps3:47
Goals3:0
Years4:1997
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:1998–2001
Caps5:87
Goals5:3
Years6:2001–2006
Totalcaps:279+
Totalgoals:7+
Nationalteam1:England Schoolboys
Nationalteam2:Wales U21
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalyears3:1988–1992
Nationalteam3:Wales
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals3:0

Gareth David Hall (born 20 March 1969) is a Welsh former international footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.

Hall was born in Croydon. He started his career as an apprentice at Chelsea and made his first team debut on 5 May 1987 against Wimbledon, having featured in a reserve match earlier in the day. He made a total of 225 league appearances during his time at the club, although the number of matches he played was limited by the presence of Steve Clarke. Hall was a member of the Chelsea team that won the 1990 Full Members Cup at Wembley Stadium.[2]

He moved to Sunderland in January 1996, having originally been on loan there.[3] Hall went on to make 48 league appearances for the club.

Hall joined Swindon Town in May 1998 and played in most games during his first two seasons. Following the arrival of Colin Todd he was told he could leave on a free transfer, but continued training with the team and he ended up playing a few more matches for them, before leaving in May 2001 to join Havant & Waterlooville. In total he made 97 senior appearances for Swindon, scoring 3 goals.[4]

He won 9 international caps for Wales, first being selected for the senior side on 23 March 1988, in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Yugoslavia. His last cap came on 29 April 1992 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gareth Hall . worldfootball.net . 22 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Gareth Hall – Chelsea FC – Biography (Part 1) 1986/87–1989/90 . Sporting Heroes . 22 January 2019.
  3. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97 . Rollin . Glenda . 1996 . Headline . 978-0-7472-7781-1 .
  4. Web site: Gareth Hall . Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk . Richard Banyard . 14 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Gareth Hall: Wales . Sporting Heroes . 25 October 2012.