Asa Hall

Asa Hall

Hall playing for York City in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Asa Philip Hall [1]
Date of birth	(1986-11-29) 29 November 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth	Dudley, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torquay United
Number	8
Youth career
	Wolverhampton Wanderers
0000–2004	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Birmingham City	0	(0)
2006	→ Boston United (loan)	12	(0)
2007	→ Ashford Town (Kent) (loan)	10	(1)
2008	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	15	(3)
2008–2010	Luton Town	74	(15)
2010–2012	Oxford United	75	(11)
2012–2014	Shrewsbury Town	32	(2)
2013	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	16	(0)
2013	→ Oxford United (loan)	19	(3)
2014–2017	Cheltenham Town	45	(3)
2017	→ York City (loan)	13	(1)
2017–2018	Barrow	37	(3)
2018–	Torquay United	172	(38)
International career
2005	England U19	1	(0)
2005	England U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:49, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Asa Philip Hall (born 29 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Torquay United.

Hall turned professional with Birmingham City, but never played for their first team. He went on to play in the Football League for Boston United, Shrewsbury Town (on loan), Luton Town and Oxford United before rejoining Shrewsbury Town in 2012. He spent time on loan at Aldershot Town and back at Oxford United in 2013.

He represented England at under-19 and under-20 level.

Career

Birmingham City

Hall was born in Dudley, West Midlands. ^[1] He played football in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, ^[2] where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17. ^[3] By 18 he was a regular in the reserve team. ^[4] Birmingham's Academy director Stewart Hall described him as "the outstanding prospect in the under-18 group" and he was expected to challenge for a first team place. ^[2] In March 2005 he made his debut for England under-19s, ^[5] and in May, he was named Birmingham's young player of the 2004–05 season. ^[6] Later that year he played for England under-20s. ^[7]

Loan spells

Hall made 12 appearances during three months spent on loan at League Two club Boston United in the 2005–06 season. ^[8] He signed a one-year contract with Birmingham before the 2006–07 season, ^[9] spent the last month of the season on loan at Ashford Town (Kent), ^[10] and signed a further year's contract with Birmingham before the 2007–08 season. ^[11]

In January 2008, Hall joined Shrewsbury Town of League Two on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[12] He made his debut for the Shrews on 19 January against Morecambe, and scored the first goal in a 2–0 win. ^[13] Hall was offered a permanent deal with Shrewsbury by their manager Gary Peters before his sacking in March. In May, when Hall was released by Birmingham, Peters' replacement Paul Simpson also offered him a contract. The player appeared keen to sign but eventually rejected the offer. ^[14]

Luton Town

Hall signed for Luton Town in August 2008. ^[15] He was a regular member of the first team, ^[16] and helped the club reach the 2009 Football League Trophy Final, scoring in the penalty shoot-out to defeat Brighton & Hove Albion in the semi-final. ^[17] The next season, Hall was again a regular player, though the arrival of Simon Heslop in March saw him demoted to the bench by new Luton manager Richard Money.^{[ citation needed ]} Hall was released from his Luton contract at the end of the season, having made 89 appearances and scored 17 goals in his time at the club. ^[18]

Oxford United

On 20 May 2010, Hall signed for Oxford United, newly promoted back to the Football League, on a two-year deal. ^[19]

Hall decided not to renew his contract with Oxford, preferring to return nearer his Midlands home. ^[20]

Shrewsbury Town

Hall playing for Oxford United in 2013

In May 2012, Hall agreed to rejoin Shrewsbury Town in July after his Oxford contract expired, ^[20] and made his second Shrewsbury debut as a substitute in a League Cup match against Leeds United on 11 August. ^[21] In February 2013 Hall moved to Aldershot Town on loan; he made 16 league appearances before returning to Shrewsbury at the end of the season. In May 2013, Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner said he intended to talk to Hall about his future with the club, ^[22] and he was sent on another loan spell at Oxford United on 3 July. ^[23]

Hall returned to Shrewsbury at the end of his loan in January 2014, with Turner indicating he was no longer part of his plans and was available for transfer. ^[24] Despite this, he was allocated a squad number and appeared as a substitute in Shrewsbury's next match against Leyton Orient. ^[25] With Turner departing the club later that month, Hall expressed his desire to stay at Shrewsbury and fight for his place, despite interest from his former Oxford manager Chris Wilder to sign him at his new club Northampton Town. ^[26]

Following Shrewsbury's relegation, Hall was released at the end of his contract. ^[27]

Cheltenham Town

On 28 May 2014, Hall signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on a two-year contract. ^[28] He tore his calf four minutes into his debut, and complications from that injury kept him out for a year. ^{[28] [29]}

On 23 February 2017, Hall joined National League club York City on a one-month loan. ^[30] On 21 May 2017, he started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final. ^[31] Hall was released by Cheltenham at the end of 2016–17. ^[32]

Barrow

Hall signed for National League club Barrow on 23 June 2017. ^[33] He was made available for transfer at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[34]

Torquay United

Hall signed for newly relegated National League South club Torquay United on 21 June 2018. ^[35]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Birmingham City	2005–06 [36]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Boston United (loan)	2005–06 [36]	League Two	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Ashford Town (Kent) (loan)	2006–07 [37]	Isthmian League Division One South	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2007–08 [38]	League Two	15	3	—		—		—		15	3
Luton Town	2008–09 [16]	League Two	42	10	2	0	2	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	1	51	11
	2009–10 [39]	Conference Premier	32	5	5	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	38	6
	Total		74	15	7	1	2	0	6	1	89	17
Oxford United	2010–11 [40]	League Two	41	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	44	4
	2011–12 [41]	League Two	34	7	1	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	38	7
	Total		75	11	2	0	3	0	2	0	82	11
Shrewsbury Town	2012–13 [42]	League One	15	2	1	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	18	3
	2013–14 [43]	League One	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	Total		32	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	35	3
Aldershot Town (loan)	2012–13 [42]	League Two	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Oxford United (loan)	2013–14 [43]	League Two	19	3	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	21	3
Cheltenham Town	2014–15 [44]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16 [45]	National League	34	2	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	37	2
	2016–17 [46]	League Two	10	1	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	13	1
	Total		45	3	2	0	1	0	3	0	51	3
York City (loan)	2016–17 [45]	National League	13	1	—		—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	16	1
Barrow	2017–18 [45]	National League	37	3	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	38	3
Torquay United	2018–19 [45] [47]	National League South	32	6	3	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	36	7
	2019–20 [45]	National League	19	4	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	20	4
	2020–21 [45]	National League	38	10	2	3	—		4 [lower-alpha 5]	2	44	15
	2021–22 [45]	National League	30	6	0	0	—		0	0	30	6
	2022–23 [45]	National League	30	8	4	1	—		0	0	34	9
	2023–24 [45] [48]	National League South	23	4	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	26	4
	Total		172	38	10	5	—		8	2	190	45
Career total			520	80	22	6	8	0	25	4	575	90

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in Conference Premier play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. Appearance in EFL Trophy
5. Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League play-offs

Honours

Luton Town

• Football League Trophy: 2008–09 ^[1]

Cheltenham Town

• National League: 2015–16 ^[45]

York City

• FA Trophy: 2016–17 ^[31]

Individual

• National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19 ^[49]

References

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    "Emirates FA Cup: Brightlingsea Regent 0–3 Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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External links

• Asa Hall at Soccerbase