Willie Hall (English footballer)
- Willie Hall (English footballer)
Willie Hall ( George William Hall) was born on 12 March 1912 in Newark, Nottinghamshire and died on 22 May 1967 in Newark. He was an English football player. He played for Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and England national team during 1930s.
Biography
Willie Hall played for Notts County from 1930 and joined Tottenham from Notts County for a fee of £2,500 in 1932. He was a versatile inside forward and skilful dribbler. In his later career he played at full-back.
He made his International debut against France in December 1933 and went on to appear in a total of 10 International games for England. During England's match against Northern Ireland on 16 November 1938, Hall scored five goals during a 30 minute period either side of half-time. Three of these were within a 4 minute spell and Hall still holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in international matches. During the Second World War Willie continue to play in friendly matches for Spurs whilst also being a member of the London Police Reverve.
Ill-health brought an end to his playing career in 1945 and he suffered the amputation of both lower parts of his legs. He continued his association with the game as a Vice-president of the Spurs Supporters Club and in coaching roles at Clapton Orient and other clubs. Testimonial games were played at both Tottenham and Notts County grounds in 1946. From 1954 he became a publican. The Willie Hall Memorial Trophy is still played for each year having been inaugurated in 1967, the year he died, by the Newark Football Alliance.
References
External links
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=428 Hall's profile on englandstats.com]
* [http://www.englandfanzine.co.uk/records/records1.html England Records - England F.C.]
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