Alexander Hall (soccer)

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Alex Hall
Personal information
Full name Alexander Noble Hall[1]
Date of birth 3 December 1880[2]
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland[2]
Date of death 25 September 1943(1943-09-25) (aged 62)[3]
Place of death Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1901 Peterhead
1901 Buckie Thistle
1902–1903 Toronto Scots
1904 Galt
1905 Westmount
1905 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1905–1906 Peterhead
1906–1907 St Bernard's 10 (12)
1907–1908 Newcastle United 6 (2)
1908–1910 Dundee 25 (8)
1910–1911 Portsmouth
1911–1912 Motherwell 11 (0)
1912–1915 Dunfermline Athletic 68 (33)
1920–1923 Peterhead
National team
1904 Canada Olympic 2 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Canada
First place Olympic Games 1904
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alexander Noble Hall (3 December 1880 – 25 September 1943), sometimes known as Sandy Hall,[4] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell and St Bernard's.[1][5] He was a part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team and finished the tournament as joint-top scorer,[6] with three goals.[7]

Personal life[]

Born in Aberdeen and growing up in Peterhead, Hall played amateur football and worked as a stonecutter locally before emigrating to Canada in 1901.[4] He returned to Scotland in 1905 and became a professional footballer in 1906.[4] In 1912, the Carnegie Hero Fund and the Royal Humane Society recognised Hall with awards for bravery, for his rescuing of a child from Peterhead harbour.[4] While a player with Dunfermline Athletic prior to the First World War, he also served as the club's groundsman.[4] During the war, Hall served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the Tank Corps and married his wife,[8] with whom he had three children.[4] The family emigrated to Toronto in 1923.[4] Hall died there on 25 September 1943 and is buried in the city's Prospect Cemetery.[9] In 1983, Hall's youngest son Tom was the world’s first recipient of a successful single lung transplant.[6]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Bernard's 1906–07[5] Scottish Second Division 10 12 0 0 7[a] 4 17 16
Newcastle United 1907–08[10] First Division 6 2 0 0 ― 6 2
Dundee 1907–08[5] Scottish First Division 3 0 2 3 ― 5 3
1908–09[5] 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
1909–10[5] 19 8 5 4 ― 24 12
Total 25 8 7 7 ― 32 15
Motherwell 1911–12[5] Scottish First Division 11 0 5 0 ― 16 0
Dunfermline Athletic 1912–13[5] Scottish Second Division 25 18 7 0 ― 32 18
1913–14[5] 21 11 0 0 6[a] 0 27 11
1914–15[5] 22 4 ― 1[a] 0 23 4
Total 68 33 7 7 0 82 33
Career total 120 55 19 7 14 4 153 66
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup

Honours[]

Canada Olympic

St Bernard's

Dundee

Motherwell

Dunfermline Athletic

Peterhead

  • Aberdeenshire Charity Cup: 1920–21[4]

Individual

  • Summer Olympic Games top-scorer: 1904[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 122. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Alexander Hall". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Alex Hall Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Played for Dundee and Motherwell – Sandy Hall". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ a b c "Alexander Hall". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Olympic Football Top Goalscorers". My Football Facts. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Alexander Noble Hall (1880–1943)". Find A Grave. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Alex Hall". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Scots hero who won football's first Olympic gold". Scottish Sport History – devoted to our sporting heritage. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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