Ernest Hall (footballer)

Ernest Hall (6 August 1916 - 1944) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United.[2][1] Hall was a pilot with the Royal Air Force in World War II who lost his life, aged 28, when his Wellington bomber was shot down in 1944.[3]

Ernest Hall

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Hall[1]
Date of birth	(1916-08-06)6 August 1916[1]
Place of birth	Crawcrook, England[1]
Date of death	1944 (aged 27–28)[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre Half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1935	West Wylam Colliery
1935–1936	Newcastle United	2	(0)
1937–1938	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	(0)
1938–1939	Stoke City	0	(0)
Total		5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Source:[1]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United	1935–36	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	1937–38	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Stoke City	1938–39	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0

1. Appearances in Third Division South Cup

References

1. Ernest Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. Michael Joyce. The Football League Player's Records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
3. "The men who made Newcastle United". The Journal. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.