- Wayne Hall
Football player infobox
playername = Wayne Hall
fullname = Wayne Hall
nickname = "Ginner"
height = 5'9'
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|10|25
cityofbirth =Rotherham
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-1989
1989
1989-2001
clubs = Darlington
Hatfield Main
York City
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
00? (?)
373 (9) [Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3187 SoccerBase.com stats] en icon]Wayne Hall (born
October 25 1968 inRotherham ,England ) also known by his nickname "Ginner" is an English former footballer. He played much of his career at York City as a left-sided defender and is known for his shaved headed image.Career
Starting his career in 1988 as a trainee at Darlington, Hall moved to non-league side
Hatfield Main F.C. before transferring to York City in 1989.Hall would remain at the club until his retirement in 2001, notching up 438 appearances in total (373 in the league) and scoring 11 goals. Along with the likes of
Dean Kiely andAndy McMillan , Hall would become one of the City's faithful's most popular players of the 1990s.Fact|date=October 2007The 1990s were a particularly successful time for City. They reached the playoffs of the Third Division in 1993; when the final against Crewe Alexandra at Wembley went down to penalties, Hall took the final penalty and scored, securing City's promotion to the Second Division.cite web
title = Wembley 1993
url = http://www.yorkcityfc.com/history/wembley.php
publisher = Red and Blue NET
accessdate = 2007-10-19]1994 saw Hall along with City reaching the playoffs again, this time in the Second Division, although they were not successful. Hall played in two giant killings which further put the squad on the map came in the 1990s, first beating Manchester United 3–0 at Old Trafford and then the following season they beat Everton 3–2 with Hall in the squad.
Hall retired from football two years later in 2001.
York's
fanzine [http://us.geocities.com/ginnersleftfoot2002/page23.html Ginner's Left Foot] is named in honour of the foot Hall used to score the penalty which secured City promotion toDivision Two .Notes
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