Jack Hall (footballer, born 1883)

John Henry Hall (3 July 1883 – 20 February 1949) was an English professional footballer who played more than 200 games in the Football League as an inside forward or centre forward.[1][2]

Jack Hall

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Hall
Date of birth	3 July 1883
Place of birth	Hucknall, England
Date of death	20 February 1949 (aged 65)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Inside forward / centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Newark
1904–1906	Stoke	53	(18)
1906–1908	Brighton & Hove Albion	83	(49)
1908–1910	Middlesbrough	59	(30)
1910	Leicester Fosse	15	(5)
1910–1915	Birmingham	97	(47)
1915–1918	Hucknall Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Hall was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. After trials with Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town, he turned professional with Stoke in October 1904.[3] He played more than 50 games in the Football League, scoring 18 goals before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 1906. He was their leading scorer in the two seasons he spent with the club, with 28 and 26 goals respectively in all competitions.[4] In all domestic league competitions, he scored 38 goals from 67 games in the Southern League, 6 from 9 in the United League, and 5 from 7 in the Western League.[2]

In April 1908, Hall signed for Middlesbrough for a £700 fee. At the time, there was a £350 cap on transfer fees, so clubs evaded the problem by including a second player as a makeweight in the deal, valuing him at the difference between £350 and the fee required. The makeweight in this case was Harry Kent, a centre-half who played only six times for Middlesbrough before returning to the Southern League with Watford. Middlesbrough were nevertheless fined £100 over the transaction, as Hall's Football League registration was still held by Stoke.[2] Hall was Middlesbrough's top scorer in both the seasons with that club, in 1908–09 and 1909–10.[3]

After a brief spell with Leicester Fosse he moved to Birmingham, where he was yet again his club's leading scorer in his first two seasons, 1910–11 (despite not joining the club until December 1910) and 1911–12.[3] After retiring from football, Hall became the landlord of The Small Heath Tavern in Birmingham, where he remained until his death in 1949.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1904–05	First Division	25	7	0	0	25	7
	1905–06	First Division	28	11	2	0	30	11
	Total		53	18	2	0	55	18
Brighton & Hove Albion	1906–07	Southern League
	1907–08	Southern League
	Total		83	49			86	49
Middlesbrough	1908–09	First Division	30	18	1	0	31	18
	1909–10	First Division	29	12	2	0	31	12
	Total		59	30	3	0	62	30
Leicester Fosse	1910–11	Second Division	15	5	0	0	15	5
Birmingham	1910–11	Second Division	19	13	2	1	21	14
	1911–12	Second Division	35	21	2	0	37	21
	1912–13	Second Division	22	8	1	0	23	8
	1913–14	Second Division	17	5	1	0	18	5
	1914–15	Second Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		97	47	6	1	103	48
Career total			307	149	11	1	320	150

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 111. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
4. Carder & Harris, p. 338.
5. Jack Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)