Ernest Hall (footballer)
Ernest Hall (6 August 1916 – 7 July 1944) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United.[2][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Hall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crawcrook, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1944 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | St. Pölten, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1935 | West Wylam Colliery | ||
| 1935–1936 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| 1937–1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 5 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Hall served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, being promoted to that rank from sergeant on 28 February 1944.[3][4] On 7 July 1944, he was killed in action piloting Vickers Wellington LP210 when the bomber was shot down during a bombing raid of Feuersbrunn aerodrome, near St. Pölten, Austria.[3][5] Hall is buried at the Klagenfurt War Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics
Source:[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1935–36 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 1938–39 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Third Division South Cup
References
- Ernest Hall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Michael Joyce. The Football League Player's Records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
- "Casualty Details: Ernest Hall". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "No. 36451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1944. p. 1541.
- "Wellington BX LP210". RAFCommands. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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