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English footballer, manager, and trainer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Hall (6 March 1879 – 1963) was an English football player, manager and trainer, who played as a centre half.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Hall[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 March 1879||
Place of birth | Ecclesfield,[1] Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 1963 (aged 84) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1900–1903 | Grimsby Town | 39 | (4) |
1903–1911 | Derby County | 245 | (11) |
1911–1912 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | (0) |
Hyde | |||
Heywood United | |||
South Shields | |||
Managerial career | |||
1920–1921 | Bristol Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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