Peter Hall (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Hall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1939[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Right-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1958–1961 | Port Vale | 16 | (4) |
| 1961–1962 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1965 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1965–1967 | Bedford Town | ||
| 1967 | Gillingham | 9 | (1) |
| Margate | |||
| Total | 25+ | (5+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Peter Hall (born 29 September 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played on the right-wing for Stoke City, Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Yeovil Town, Bedford Town, Gillingham, and Margate in the Football League and Southern League. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59, and helped the "Glovers" to win the Southern League title in 1963–64.
Playing career
Hall played for Stoke City before joining cross town rivals Port Vale as a teenager in May 1958.[1] He scored his first goal at Vale Park on 27 September 1958, in a 3–2 defeat to Crystal Palace.[1] In all he scored two goals in nine appearances as the "Valiants" won the Fourth Division title in the 1958–59 campaign.[1] He scored two goals in 13 games in the 1959–60 season, as Norman Low's side adapted well to the Third Division.[1] However, Hall featured just four times in the 1960–61 season, and was given a free transfer to league rivals Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in May 1961.[1] He never featured for Bill McGarry's "Cherries" in the 1961–62 campaign, and left Dean Court for Southern League side Yeovil Town. He helped Basil Hayward's "Glovers" to win the league title in 1963–64. He left Huish Park for Bedford Town, though left the "Eagles" after they were relegated out of the Premier Division of the Southern League in 1966–67. He returned to the Football League Third Division for a short stint with Gillingham, where he rejoined manager Basil Hayward, in 1967.[2] His stay at the Priestfield Stadium was short, and he featured in just nine league games for the "Gills". He later played for Almer Hall's Margate back in the Southern League.[3]
Honours
- with Port Vale
- Football League Fourth Division champion: 1958–59
- with Yeovil Town
- Southern Football League champion: 1963–64
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 122. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ↑ "Peter Hall profile". Neil Brown state site. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
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