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Alexander Hall (soccer)

Alexander Hall

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Noble Hall[1]
Date of birth	3 December 1880[2]
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland[2]
Date of death	25 September 1943(1943-09-25) (aged 62)[3]
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1901	Peterhead
1901	Buckie Thistle
1902–1903	Toronto Scots
1904	Galt
1905	Westmount
1905	Aberdeen	0	(0)
1905–1906	Peterhead
1906–1907	St Bernard's	10	(12)
1907–1908	Newcastle United	6	(2)
1908–1910	Dundee	25	(8)
1910–1911	Portsmouth
1911–1912	Motherwell	11	(0)
1912–1915	Dunfermline Athletic	68	(33)
1920–1923	Peterhead
	Mimico Beach
International career
1904	Canada Olympic	2	(3)
Medal record Men's football Canada Olympic Games 1904
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Noble Hall (3 December 1880 – 25 September 1943), sometimes known as Sandy Hall,^[4] was a professional soccer player who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell and St Bernard's.^[1][5] Born in Scotland, he was a part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team and finished the tournament as joint-top scorer,^[6] with three goals.^[7] The goals came in the form of a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over the United States, represented by Christian Brothers College.^[8]

Personal life[edit]

Born in Aberdeen and growing up in Peterhead, Hall played amateur football and worked as a stonecutter locally before emigrating to Canada in 1901.^[4] He returned to Scotland in 1905 and became a professional footballer in 1906.^[4] 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.^[4] While a player with Dunfermline Athletic prior to the First World War, he also served as the club's groundsman.^[4] During the war, Hall served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the Tank Corps and married his wife,^[9] with whom he had three children.^[4] The family emigrated to Toronto in 1923 and he worked at Wellington Destructor.^[4][10] Hall died in Toronto on 25 September 1943.^[3]

In 1983, Hall's youngest son Tom was the world's first recipient of a successful single lung transplant.^[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

International[edit]

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	Christian Brothers College	1–0	7–0	1904 Summer Olympics	[8]
2				?–0
3				?–0

Honours[edit]

Canada Olympic

• Summer Olympic Games: 1904^[6]

St Bernard's

• Scottish League Second Division: 1906–07^[5]

Dundee

• Scottish Cup: 1909–10^[5]

Motherwell

• Lanarkshire Cup: 1911–12^[12]

Dunfermline Athletic

• Fife Cup: 1913–14^[12]

Peterhead

• Aberdeenshire Charity Cup: 1920–21^[4]

Individual

• Summer Olympic Games top-scorer: 1904^[7]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Alexander Hall at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Alexander HallatTeam Canada
• Alexander HallatOlympics.com
• Alexander HallatOlympedia