Jack Hall (footballer, born 1885)

Jack Hall
Personal information
Full nameJohn Edward W. Hall
Date of birth6 May 1885
Place of birthTyne Dock, South Shields, England
Playing positionOutside right
Youth career
Harton Star
Kingston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1905–1908Barnsley74(14)
Brighton and Hove Albion
Rochdale
South Shields
1910–1911Preston North End18(3)
1914−1915Doncaster Rovers(5)
Pontypridd
South Shields
Teams managed
1926–1929Feyenoord
1929–1935PSV
1935–1936Willem II
1937VUC
1939–1940Feyenoord
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Edward W. "Jack" Hall[1] (born 6 May 1885) was an English football player, who later became a manager in the Netherlands.

Playing career

Born in Tyne Dock, South Shields, he started his playing career with local sides Harton Star and Kingston Villa, before joining Barnsley in 1905. After three seasons with Barnsley, he moved to the Southern League with Brighton and Hove Albion. After spells with Rochdale and his home town club, South Shields, he returned to the Football League with Preston North End in 1910. He then played for Doncaster Rovers[2] and Pontypridd, before returning to South Shields.[3]

Coaching career

He coached Dutch club side PSV between 1929 and 1935.[4] He also coached Feyenoord between 1926 and 1929, and again between 1939 and 1940, as well as VUC in 1937.

References

  1. Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 111. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Trainers". PSV Eindhoven official website. Retrieved 12 September 2010.