Wilf Hall
Wilfred Hall (14 October 1934 – August 2007) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Ipswich Town and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Hall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Haydock, St. Helens, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | August 2007 (age 72)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Earlestown | |||
| 1954–1960 | Stoke City | 45 | (0) |
| 1960–1963 | Ipswich Town | 16 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Macclesfield Town | 98 | (0) |
| 1966–1968 | Altrincham | ||
| 1968–1972 | Macclesfield Town | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 178 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Hall was born in Haydock, St. Helens and played football with Earlestown F.C. in the Lancashire Combination.[1] He impressed scouts from Football League side Stoke City and he joined them for a small fee.[1] He made his debut during Stoke's epic FA Cup third round tie against Bury. He played in all five matches against the "Shakers" in what is the longest cup match between two professional sides, in total it took 9 hours and 22 minutes before Stoke finally won.[1]
During this time at Stoke Hall was used as back up to first choice Bill Robertson and only had a sustained run in the side in the 1957–58 season.[1] He joined Ipswich Town in 1960 where he was again second choice this time to Roy Bailey.[1] He left Ipswich in 1963 and went on to play for Macclesfield Town.
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1954–55 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 0 | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 1960–61 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Macclesfield Town | 1963–64[3] | Cheshire League | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |
| 1964–65[4] | Cheshire League | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66[5] | Cheshire League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69[6] | Northern Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70[7] | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71[8] | Northern Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72[9] | Northern Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73[10] | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 117 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | 165 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 178 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 241 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Ipswich Town
- Football League Second Division champions: 1960–61
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- Wilf Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Cheshire League - 1963-64". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1964-65". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1964-65". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1968-69". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1969-70". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1970-71". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1971-72". Silkmen Archive.
- "Cheshire League - 1972-73". Silkmen Archive.
External links
- Wilf Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database