Albert Edward Hall (21 January 1882 – 17 October 1957) was an English professional

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who played for

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and

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Career

Aston Villa signed Hall from Stourbridge in 1903. He scored six goals in his nine league outings in the 1903–04 season. He is noted as having been a hard working outside left player who teamed up well with

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between 1904 and 1910.Hayes, pp.80 Hall was a consistent goalscorer, scoring 61 goals in 214 league and cup appearances. In 1913 Hall left Villa to join Millwall and he retired in 1916.

Honours

With Villa, Hall won an

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in 1905 and the First Division championship medal in 1910, the year when he won his first, and only, England cap in a game against Ireland.

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* 1882 births 1957 deaths People from Wordsley Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Men's association football wingers England men's international footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Millwall F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players English men's footballers {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub