Derek Hall (footballer, born 1965)

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Derek Hall
Personal information
Full name Derek Robert Hall
Date of birth (1965-01-05) 5 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Coventry City 1 (0)
1984Torquay United (loan)
1984–1985 Torquay United 55 (6)
1985–1986 Swindon Town 10 (0)
1986–1989 Southend United 123 (15)
1989–1991 Halifax Town 49 (4)
1991–1994 Hereford United 103 (18)
1994–1996 Rochdale 23 (2)
1995–1996Altrincham (loan) 4 (0)
1996 Hyde United 0 (0)
Stalybridge Celtic
Curzon Ashton
Woodley Sports
Buxton
2000–2002 Curzon Ashton
Managerial career
1998–1999 Buxton
2009–2017
Port Adelaide Lion
2017–2018 Modbury vista state league
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Robert Hall (born 5 January 1965) is an English former professional footballer. He is senior coach at Port Adelaide Lion F.C. in the South Australian Premier League.

Career

Hall was born in Ashton-under-Lyne. He began his career as an apprentice with Coventry City, turning professional in October 1982 and making his only league appearance for the Sky Blues later that season. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1984, earning himself a permanent move on a free transfer at the end of the season.

In July 1985 he moved to

Wonderwall) invented in his honour.[1]

He joined

Woodley Sports, also playing for Buxton and managing them during the 1998–99 season,[2] before rejoining Curzon Ashton in July 2000 as player-coach. He emigrated to Australia in June 2002,[3] but was back as assistant manager of Curzon Ashton by at least November 2005.[4]

Currently Derek is the Senior Coach at

Port Adelaide Lion which plays in the South Australian Premier League in Adelaide, Australia, and Coaching Director at the J & L Consulting Football (Soccer) Academy[5]

References

External links

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