Peter Hall (footballer, born 1939)

Peter Hall (born 29 September 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played on the right-wing for Stoke City, Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Yeovil Town, Bedford Town, Gillingham, and Margate in the Football League and Southern League. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59, and helped the "Glovers" to win the Southern League title in 1963–64.

This article is about the English footballer. For the New Zealand international footballer, see Peter Hall (New Zealand footballer).

Peter Hall

Personal information
Full name	Peter Hall[1]
Date of birth	(1939-09-29)29 September 1939[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1961	Port Vale	16	(4)
1961–1962	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	0	(0)
1962–1965	Yeovil Town
1965–1967	Bedford Town
1967	Gillingham	9	(1)
	Margate
Total		25+	(5+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Hall played for Stoke City before joining cross town rivals Port Vale as a teenager in May 1958.[1] Manager Norman Low asked him to join the club after seeing him score the winning goals in the FA County Youth Cup final.[2] He scored his first goal at Vale Park on 27 September 1958, in a 3–2 defeat to Crystal Palace.[1] In all he scored two goals in nine appearances as the "Valiants" won the Fourth Division title in the 1958–59 campaign.[1] He scored two goals in 13 games in the 1959–60 season, as Vsle adapted well to the Third Division.[1] However, Hall featured just four times in the 1960–61 season, and was given a free transfer to league rivals Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in May 1961.[1] He never featured for Bill McGarry's "Cherries" in the 1961–62 campaign, and left Dean Court for Southern League side Yeovil Town. He helped Basil Hayward's "Glovers" to win the league title in 1963–64. He left Huish Park for Bedford Town, though left the "Eagles" after they were relegated out of the Premier Division of the Southern League in 1966–67. He returned to the Football League Third Division for a short stint with Gillingham, where he rejoined manager Basil Hayward, in 1967.[3] His stay at the Priestfield Stadium was cut short due to a knee injury, and he featured in just nine league games for the "Gills".[2] He later played for Almer Hall's Margate back in the Southern League.[4] He returned to Stoke-on-Trent after retiring from football, and settled in Northwood.[2]

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1958–59	Fourth Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	2
	1959–60	Third Division	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
	1960–61	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		16	4	0	0	0	0	16	4
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1961–62	Third Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Gillingham	1967–68	Third Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1

Honours

Port Vale

• Football League Fourth Division champion: 1958–59[6]

Yeovil Town

• Southern Football League champion: 1963–64

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 122. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Hodson, Mick (2 January 2010). "Nostalgia Letter: Friend scored twice". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
3. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
4. "Peter Hall profile". Neil Brown state site. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
5. Peter Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
6. Kent, Jeff (1990). "Fame and Fortune (1950–1959)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 171–196. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.