John Hall (footballer, born 1944)

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John Hall
Personal information
Full name John Franklin Hall [1]
Date of birth (1944-04-18) 18 April 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Bramley, England
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1961–1974 Bradford City 430 (63)
Gainsborough Trinity
Guiseley
Leeds Ashley Road
Yeadon Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Franklin Hall (born 18 April 1944) is an English former professional footballer who is third in the list of Bradford City's players by appearance, after playing 430 games for the club. He was a right winger.

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Career

Hall spent one season at Huddersfield Town before moving across West Yorkshire to join Bradford City 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 FA Cup games and 23 League Cup appearances for City as a right winger. Only Ces Podd and Ian Cooper have played more times for Bradford City.

He made his name as a goal-scorer. [2] He was the club's top scorer in 1966–1967 and many of his goals came towards the start or end of either half. [2] He scored 63 league goals and 9 cup goals for City.

In June 1974 he left Bradford City to join non-league side Gainsborough Trinity, before a year later moving on again to Guiseley. In August 1978 he joined Leeds Ashley Road.

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References

  1. "John Hall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 102. ISBN   0-907969-38-0.