John Franklin Hall (born 18 April 1944) is an English former professional

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who is third in the list of

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

's players by appearance, after playing 430 games for the club. He was a

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Career

Hall spent one season at Huddersfield Town before moving across West Yorkshire to join

on amateur forms in May 1961. A year later he became a full-time professional at Valley Parade. Over the next 13 years, he played 430 league games, 21

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games and 23 League Cup appearances for City as a

. Only

Ces Podd Cyril Casey Marcel Podd (born 7 August 1952) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. An international for Saint Kitts and Nevis he spent his professional career in England. He was one of the first black players to establi ...

and Ian Cooper have played more times for Bradford City. He made his name as a goal-scorer. He was the club's top scorer in 1966–1967 and many of his goals came towards the start or end of either half. He scored 63 league goals and 9 cup goals for City. In June 1974 he left Bradford City to join non-league side

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, before a year later moving on again to Guiseley. In August 1978 he joined

Leeds Ashley Road Leeds Ashley Road F.C. was an English football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. History The team participated in the Yorkshire Football League, Northern Counties East League and FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually ref ...

References

External links

Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database profile
1944 births Living people People from Bramley, Leeds English men's footballers Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Leeds Ashley Road F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub