Alexander Hall (soccer)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Alexander Noble Hall (3 December 1880 – 25 September 1943), sometimes known as Sandy Hall,[1] was a professional soccer player who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell and St Bernard's.[2][3] Born in Scotland, he was a part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team and finished the tournament as joint-top scorer,[4] with three goals.[5] The goals came in the form of a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over the United States, represented by Christian Brothers College.[6]

Personal life

Born in Aberdeen and growing up in Peterhead, Hall played amateur football and worked as a stonecutter locally before emigrating to Canada in 1901.[1] He returned to Scotland in 1905 and became a professional footballer in 1906.[1] In 1912, the Carnegie Hero Fund and the Royal Humane Society recognised Hall with awards for bravery, for his rescuing of a child from Peterhead harbour.[1] While a player with Dunfermline Athletic prior to the First World War, he also served as the club's groundsman.[1] During the war, Hall served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the Tank Corps and married his wife,[7] with whom he had three children.[1] The family emigrated to Toronto in 1923 and he worked at Wellington Destructor.[1][8] Hall died in Toronto on 25 September 1943.[9]

In 1983, Hall's youngest son Tom was the world's first recipient of a successful single lung transplant.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Bernard's 1906–07[3] Scottish Second Division 10 12 0 0 7[lower-alpha 1] 4 17 16
Newcastle United 1907–08[10] First Division 6 2 0 0 ― 6 2
Dundee 1907–08[3] Scottish First Division 3 0 2 3 ― 5 3
1908–09[3] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
1909–10[3] Scottish First Division 19 8 5 4 ― 24 12
Total 25 8 7 7 ― 32 15
Motherwell 1911–12[3] Scottish First Division 11 0 5 0 ― 16 0
Dunfermline Athletic 1912–13[3] Scottish Second Division 25 18 7 0 ― 32 18
1913–14[3] Scottish Second Division 21 11 0 0 6[lower-alpha 1] 0 27 11
1914–15[3] Scottish Second Division 22 4 ― 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 23 4
Total 68 33 7 7 0 82 33
Career total 120 55 19 7 14 4 153 66
  1. ↑ a b c Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada Olympic 1904 2 3
Total 2 3
Scores and results list Canada Olympic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hall goal.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Hall
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 16 November 1904 World's Fair Stadium, St. Louis, United States Template:Flagicon Christian Brothers College 1–0 7–0 1904 Summer Olympics [6]
2 ?–0
3 ?–0

Honours

Galt FC

St Bernard's

Dundee

Motherwell

Dunfermline Athletic

Peterhead

  • Aberdeenshire Charity Cup: 1920–21[1]

Individual

  • Summer Olympic Games top-scorer: 1904[5]

References

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External links

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