Brian Hall (footballer, born 1946)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian William Hall | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 16 July 2015 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Preston, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1976 | Liverpool | 153 | (15[1]) |
1976–1977 | Plymouth Argyle | 43 | (16[1]) |
1977–1980 | Burnley | 51 | (3[1]) |
Total | 247 | (34) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Hall (22 November 1946 – 16 July 2015) was a Scottish
Background
Hall was born in Glasgow and raised in
Club career
Liverpool
After his move to study in Liverpool a friend of his arranged a trial for Liverpool. He signed at Anfield as an amateur in 1965. Three years later he turned professional after completing his degree.[3][6][5][2]
Hall made his debut in a 0-0 league draw with
Two years later, he was part of the team which won both the
He scored Liverpool's opener in the
Hall played in the subsequent
By the halfway stage of the 1975/76 season his place in the first team had gone to
Plymouth Argyle
Aged 30 he dropped down a division to join Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1976 for £35,000. They were relegated at the end of the season.[3]
Burnley
In November 1977 he stepped up a division to join Burnley for £25,000. He initially toiled before establishing himself in season 1978–79. He then only played a handful of games as his side were relegated at the end of the 1979–80 season.[3]
Northwich Victoria
He moved to Northwich Victoria in 1980 on a free transfer.
Style of play
The profile of Hall on the Liverpool FC website says, "He was an industrious player who always gave his all for Liverpool. Hall was small in stature, but clever and a very efficient footballer. Bill Shankly liked those attributes. He became a vital part of the team Shankly rebuilt in the early 70s."[2]
In his obituary in The Independent he is described, "Hall tended to be an unobtrusive performer not often given to spectacular interventions, although his adroitly hooked volley which beat Everton in an FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford in 1971 was a glorious exception. His forte was foraging ceaselessly for the ball then passing it with the minimum of fuss to the nearest red shirt in time-honoured Liverpool fashion. He kept moves flowing and could invariably be relied on to support the man in possession, embodying the messianic Shankly's devotion to the creed of the collective." The same obituary further described him as, "skilful, wirily resilient... making light of a slight deficiency in pace by his ceaseless industry.[3]
After playing
He was voted number 75 in the poll, "100 Players Who Shook The Kop".[10]
Hall worked as a teacher and for Preston Borough Council as its Chief Recreation Officer, before returning to Anfield in 1991 to take on the role of the Liverpool Football in the Community Officer. He retained this public-relations role under several different titles until he retired in 2011 suffering from
Statistics
Club | Season | League
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FA Cup | League Cup
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Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 1975/76 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
1974/75 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
1973/74 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
1972/73 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
1971/72 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
1970/71 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
1969/70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1968/69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 153 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 21 |
Honours
Liverpool
Winner:
- Football League First Division: 1973, 1976
- 1974
- FA Charity Shield: 1974
- 1976
Runner-up:
- 1971
- FA Charity Shield: 1971
References
- ^ a b c Brian Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brian Hall, Liverpoolfc.tv profile
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Brian Hall: Science graduate who became the unobtrusive linchpin in the great Liverpool sides of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley" The Independent 18 July 2015
- ^ ""Brian Hall – The life of Brian" shankly.com". Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Former Liverpool FC player Brian Hall passes away after battle with leukaemia" Liverpool Echo 17 July 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g "Player profile: Brian Hall". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Former Liverpool midfielder Brian Hall dies aged 68 after battle with leukaemia" The Guardian 16 July 2015
- ^ 1974 FA Cup Final Post Match Interviews
- ^ ITV highlights
- ^ Official Liverpool Football Club 100 Players Who Shook The Kop