Alexander Hall (soccer)

Alexander Hall
Hall with Galt in 1904
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
First place 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]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 122. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Alexander Hall". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Alex Hall Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Played for Dundee and Motherwell – Sandy Hall". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Litster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Alexander Hall". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Olympic Football Top Goalscorers". My Football Facts. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Football, Men – Round-Robin, Match #1". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2022.