Paul Hall (footballer)

Paul Hall
Paul Hall, 2007
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Hall
Date of birth (1972-07-03) 3 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Queens Park Rangers
(B Team Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Torquay United 93 (3)
1993–1998 Portsmouth 188 (37)
1998–2000 Coventry City 10 (0)
1999Bury (loan) 7 (0)
1999–2000Sheffield United (loan) 4 (1)
2000West Bromwich Albion (loan) 4 (0)
2000Walsall (loan) 2 (1)
2000–2001 Walsall 49 (9)
2001–2004 Rushden & Diamonds 112 (26)
2004–2005 Tranmere Rovers 55 (13)
2005–2007 Chesterfield 91 (20)
2007–2008 Walsall 19 (1)
2008Wrexham (loan) 11 (1)
2008 Newport County 13 (0)
2008–2010 Stratford Town 9 (1)
2010 Spalding United 15 (10)
2011 Mansfield Town 3 (0)
Total 685 (138)
International career
1997–2003 Jamaica 48 (14)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Jamaica (interim)
2022 Queens Park Rangers (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Anthony Hall (born 3 July 1972) is a football coach and former professional footballer who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers B team.

As a player he was a striker he notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City, as well as in the Football League for Torquay United, Portsmouth, Bury, Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, Rushden & Diamonds, Tranmere Rovers, Chesterfield and Wrexham. He saw out the final years of his career in non-league football with Newport County, Stratford Town, Spalding United and Mansfield Town. Born in Manchester, England, he represented Jamaica internationally, earning 48 caps and scoring 14 goals. He was part of their squad for FIFA World Cup 1998.

Since retiring he spent a spell coaching with Tamworth, before later moving to Queens Park Rangers as an under-23's coach. He later became assistant head coach of Jamaica and in 2021 became interim head coach. Following the departure of Michael Beale he was named interim manager back at QPR. During his playing career, Hall was a striker who could also play on the right wing.[1]

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Jamaica – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 October 2017.