Hibernian Player Alex Hall, Managers & Teammates

Hall, Alex

Position	Defender
Date of Birth	06/11/1908
Place of Birth	East Calder
Nationality	Scottish
Signed From	Sunderland
Sold To	Retired
Other Clubs	Dunfermline Athletic
Games Played	247 [Show all]
Games Started	247
Games On As Sub	0
Goals	1 (including 1 penalty)
Yellow Cards	0
Red Cards	0

Managers Selected By (including times as substitute)

Manager	Num Times Played Under
McCartney, Willie	247

In Starting Lineup Alongside

Player	Num Times In Starting Lineup With
Kean, Sammy	207
Finnigan, Willie	201
Baxter, Robert	191
Shaw, Davie	174
Smith, Gordon	173
Caskie, Jimmy	136
Cuthbertson, Jock	99
Milne, Arthur	92
Combe, Bobby	89
Kerr, James	80
Anderson, William	67
Bogan, Tommy	58
Downie, Mitchell	58
Brown, Jock	46
Nutley, Bobby	45
Crozier, Jospeh	43
Busby, Matt	38
Rice, William	38
Govan, Jock	37
Adams, Thomas	33
Logan, David	31
Devlin, John	27
Howie, Hugh	27
Cook, William	26
Peat, William	26
Fraser, Robert	24
Fleming, James	23
Williams, Stanley	23
Birse, Charles	22
Weir, Jock	22
Gilmartin, John	21
Hardisty, Robert	19
Mayes, Gerald	17
Kane, Robert	16
Aird, Peter	15
Wharton, Frank	14
Nelson, James	12
Matthews, James	11
McLeod, Edward	11
Marshallsay, George	10
McGilvray, Charles	10
Woodburn, James	10
Colvan, Hugh	9
Till, Ernest	9
Yorston, Benny	9
McCormack, Murdo	8
Tweedy, George	6
Butt, Leonard	5
Gallacher, Robert	5
McMullen, Charles	5
Reilly, Lawrie	5
Smith, Richard	5
Buchanan, Archie	4
Walls, Rab	4
Blyth, James	3
Clark, Willie	3
Evers, James	3
Padgett, John	3
Ross, George	3
Urquhart, George	3
Whiteford, John	3
Aitkenhead, Johnny	2
Croft, William	2
McCabe, Thomas	2
McCall, Robert	2
McIntyre, Tommy	2
McNeil, Matthew	2
O'Brien, ?	2
Turnbull, Eddie	2
Boyle, John	1
Brown, William	1
Gilmartin, John	1
Hurrel, William	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Keddie, Joseph	1
Mathie, David	1
McCandlish, ?	1
McLean, James	1
McLeod, Murdo	1
Miller, Norman	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Niven, John	1
O'Brien, ?	1
Ormond, Willie	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Pithie, David	1
Podmore, George	1
Prior, Alexander	1
Ross, Louis	1
Shedden, Archie	1
Smith, James	1
Smith, K	1
Smith, S	1
Tait, Robert	1
Theurer, William	1

Played In Same Game (including times as substitute)

Player	Num Times Played In Same Game As
Kean, Sammy	207
Finnigan, Willie	201
Baxter, Robert	191
Shaw, Davie	174
Smith, Gordon	173
Caskie, Jimmy	136
Cuthbertson, Jock	99
Milne, Arthur	92
Combe, Bobby	89
Kerr, James	80
Anderson, William	67
Bogan, Tommy	58
Downie, Mitchell	58
Brown, Jock	46
Nutley, Bobby	45
Crozier, Jospeh	43
Busby, Matt	38
Rice, William	38
Govan, Jock	37
Adams, Thomas	33
Logan, David	31
Devlin, John	27
Howie, Hugh	27
Cook, William	26
Peat, William	26
Fraser, Robert	24
Fleming, James	23
Williams, Stanley	23
Birse, Charles	22
Weir, Jock	22
Gilmartin, John	21
Hardisty, Robert	19
Mayes, Gerald	17
Kane, Robert	16
Aird, Peter	15
Wharton, Frank	14
Nelson, James	12
Matthews, James	11
McLeod, Edward	11
Marshallsay, George	10
McGilvray, Charles	10
Woodburn, James	10
Colvan, Hugh	9
Till, Ernest	9
Yorston, Benny	9
McCormack, Murdo	8
Tweedy, George	6
Butt, Leonard	5
Gallacher, Robert	5
McMullen, Charles	5
Reilly, Lawrie	5
Smith, Richard	5
Buchanan, Archie	4
Walls, Rab	4
Blyth, James	3
Clark, Willie	3
Evers, James	3
Padgett, John	3
Ross, George	3
Urquhart, George	3
Whiteford, John	3
Aitkenhead, Johnny	2
Croft, William	2
McCabe, Thomas	2
McCall, Robert	2
McIntyre, Tommy	2
McNeil, Matthew	2
O'Brien, ?	2
Turnbull, Eddie	2
Boyle, John	1
Brown, William	1
Gilmartin, John	1
Hurrel, William	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Keddie, Joseph	1
Mathie, David	1
McCandlish, ?	1
McLean, James	1
McLeod, Murdo	1
Miller, Norman	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Niven, John	1
O'Brien, ?	1
Ormond, Willie	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Pithie, David	1
Podmore, George	1
Prior, Alexander	1
Ross, Louis	1
Shedden, Archie	1
Smith, James	1
Smith, K	1
Smith, S	1
Tait, Robert	1
Theurer, William	1

Current Comments

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Hall, Alec

Position :- Full-back

Signed from Sunderland under the "Guest Player" system in operation during the War. (edited by moderator)

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 07/09/2010 - 16:40

Date of Birth :- East Calder 06/11/1908

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 15/11/2010 - 17:19

His career at Sunderland was from 1929-39, during which time he won the League (1936) and the FA Cup (1937). He made 209 FL apps/scd 1gl at Roker Park.

Also, check out "www.a-love-supreme.com" and "www.thestatcat.co.uk" for more information.

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 06/06/2011 - 17:25

Pithily summed up as "a robust, straightforward back". Hall's virtues were several - he was strong in both feet, powerful in the tackle and decisive as when to make it.

Became Hibs' third team coach in Oct 1945. In 1950 took up a coaching position with Silema Wanderers in Malta.

Source :- "A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C. - All the Lads" by Garth Dykes & Doug Lamming. (edited by moderator)

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 06/07/2016 - 01:15

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