Wilf Hall

Wilf Hall
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 Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Earlestown
1954–1960 Stoke City 45 (0)
1960–1963 Ipswich Town 16 (0)
1964–1966 Macclesfield Town 68 (0)
1966–1968 Altrincham
1968–1972 Macclesfield Town 19 (0)
Total 178 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilfred Hall (14 October 1934 – August 2007) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Ipswich Town and Stoke City.[1]

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 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1954–55 Second Division 1050–60
1955–56 Second Division 6000–60
1956–57 Second Division 0000–00
1957–58 Second Division 24050–290
1958–59 Second Division 11020–130
1959–60 Second Division 3000–30
Total 450120–570
Ipswich Town 1960–61 Second Division 40000040
1961–62 First Division 50102080
1962–63 First Division 70000070
Total 1601020190
Career Total 61013020760

Honours

Ipswich Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Wilf Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Wilf Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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