Ben Hall (footballer, born 1879)

Ben Hall

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Hall[1]
Date of birth	(1879-03-06)6 March 1879[1]
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

Benjamin Hall (6 March 1879 – 1963) was an English football player, manager and trainer, who played as a centre half.

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]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1991-2013. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
3. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

External links

• Ben Hall management career statistics at Soccerbase