Willie Hall	Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 appearances, 9 goals P 10 W 7 D 1 L 2 F 31: A 13 75% successful 1933-39 captain: none minutes played: 900
Profile
Full name	George William Hall
Born	12 March 1912 at 12 Tenter Buildings, Appletongate, Newark, Nottinghamshire [registered in Newark, June 1912]. To John William and Elizabeth (née Hopkinson). With eleven older brothers and sisters (twelve, if the tragic death of a child is to be included). Attended Lovers Lane School in Newark.
Census Notes	Cannot be found on the 1939 register.
Married	to Lilian I. Jefferies, on 6 May 1940, in Barking [registered in Ilford, June 1940]. Known as Betty, she was a milliner.
Died	22 May 1967 of a heart attack, aged 55 years 72 days [registered in Newark, June 1967]. Funeral service held at St Mary's Magdalene Church in Newark. Cremated and interred at Newark Cemetery.
Height/Weight	5' 6½", 11st. 6lbs [1930]. 5' 8", 11st. [1932]. 5' 6½", 11st. 9lbs [1938].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com & OurNottinghamshire.
Club Career
Club(s)	Played for his school and Nottinghamshire schools and then joined Newark YMCA FC, intially turning out for the reserves before breaking into the first team. Played with Ransome and Marles Bearings Company FC of Newark, his works team. He was then persuaded by Notts County FC to become a professional on 18 November 1930 after he had played in their reserve team. He impressed, because on 21 December 1932, Percy Smith transferred Hall to Tottenham Hotspur FC for a £2500 transfer fee as a replacement for George Greenfield, who had broken his leg. Guested for Northampton Town FC in January 1943 and represented a Combined Civil Defence side in February and August. He also turned out for the RAF in November. He remained with Spurs until he retired because of an ankle injury at the beginning of 1944, he had completed 202 league appearances and scored 27 goals.
Club honours	Football League Division Two runners-up 1932-33;
Individual honours	Football League (three appearances)
Distinctions	The Willie Hall Trophy is played each year by the Newark Football Alliance. Willie Hall also appeared on BBC's This Is Your Life on 16 February 1959.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
Management Career
Club(s)	Appointed manager at Clapton Orient FC on 26 September 1945, but only lasted until 7 December, resigning because of illness.
England Career
Player number	One of three who became 591st players (593) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Inside-left/right
First match	No. 190, 6 December 1933, England 4 France 1, a friendly match at White Hart Lane, High Road, Tottenham, London, aged 21 years 269 days.
Last match	No. 225, 18 May 1939, Yugoslavia 2 England 1, an end-of-season tour match at Stadion Beogradski Sport Klub, Beograd, aged 27 years 67 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1937-38, 1938-39;
Team honours	British Championship winners 1937-38, shared 1938-39;
Individual honours	England wartime (one appearance, replacement reserve April 1943) The International Trial match on 18 September 1946 also served as a Benefit match for Hall. England's Top Goalscorer 1938 (6), 1938-39 (7);
Distinctions	Uncle of England amateur, Harry Parr. Hall's hat-trick in three minutes against Ireland, 16 November 1938, is the fastest in international matches.
England Tragedy
"No more football for Willie Hall. The doctors say his injured right ankle cannot be healed and he must not attempt to kick a ball again. So fair-haired Willie, one of the finest inside-rights the game has ever seen and one of Tottenham's most popular players, leaves the field and is now hoping for a managerial post." - Sunday, 5 March 1944, The People "It is sad to see Willie Hall, the England and Tottenham Hotspur star forward, hobbling about on the Chelmsford City ground on Saturday. He came over with the Clapton Orient players. His left leg is in such a bad state that it is almost certain to be amputated. The trouble all started through pulling a muscle." - Friday, 21 December 1945, The Essex Chronicle £50 FOR WILLIE HALL "Many London footballers, including Len Goulden, Chelsea and England forward, whose arm is still in a sling, attended a dance at Tottenham in aid of Willie Hall, who is in hospital suffering from thrombosis. Managers Joe Hulme (Tottenham) and D. Mangall (Q.P.R.) also were present. An autographed football realised £50. Hall has not yet undergone an operation." - Friday, 8 February 1946, Daily Herald. "THE DOCTORS FIGHT FOR WILLIE HALL "London hospital surgeons and specialists are fighting to prevent Willie Hall from having to lose his leg above the knee. They have made an operation on the nerves of the back to try to improve the blood supply, in the hope that the leg might be taken off at a lower level, The results are now awaited." - Saturday, 9 March 1946, The Sunderland Echo & Shipping Gazette "G. W. (" Willie ") Hall, the former Ransome and Marles, Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and England inside-forward, to-day had his right leg amputated below the knee. Thrombosis caused him to relinquish ther managership of Clapton Orient this season." - Thursday, 28 March 1946, The Nottingham Evening Post "WILLIE HALL NOW LEGLESS "Willie Hall has had his remaining leg, the left, amputated." - Tuesday, 6 May 1947, The Nottingham Journal. "ANOTHER OPERATION ON WILLIE HALL. "G. W. (" Willie ") Hall underwent an operation on his right shoulder in London Hospital yesterday." - Tuesday, 12 December 1950, The Nottingham Journal
Beyond England
	Latterly employed as a licensee, The Archers, in Osborne Street, London, but once more, became seriously ill, and had his right leg amputated on 27 March 1946, his left leg was amputated shortly after, because of thrombosis. He also became a partner with Vic Buckingham in a sports' outfitters business at Gants Hills in Ilford. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.115/6. Readers with an avid interest in the local heritage of Newark cannot fail to notice a series of plaques that are continuously being erected at strategic points around the town as memorials of achievements by individuals, these being worthy accreditations to the cultural or social development of this landmark. This latest plaque was unveiled by the town's mayor, Councillor Bryan Richardson, on the sunny afternoon of Tuesday 23rd July 2013, and is now displayed proudly in the playground of Lovers' Lane Primary School. It was here that the subject began both his formal education and his footballing career. Tribute had been paid, locally to a man of great bravery and talent, not just in the N.A.L.H.S. plaque, but also in the Willie Hall Cup, presented annually to the winners of the Newark Sunday Alliance. 2006 brought his installation within the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame. - OurNottinghamshire.org

Willie Hall - Match History

Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - ten full appearances (900 min), 9 goals

F.A. International Selection Committee - ten full appearances (900 min)x

Age 21
1	190	6 December 1933 - England 4 France 1, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Fr	HW	Start	il

Age 22
194		29 September 1934 - Wales 0 England 4, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AW	withdrawn reserve
Age 25
2	212	23 October 1937 - Ireland 1 England 5, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	Start 58	8
3	213	17 November 1937 - England 2 Wales 1, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough	BC	HW	Start 59	8
4	214	1 December 1937 - England 5 Czechoslovakia 4, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Fr	HW	Start	8

Age 26
5	215	9 April 1938 - England 0 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HL	Start	il
216		14 May 1938 - Germany 3 England 6, Olympiastadion, Berlin	tour	AW	injured reserve
217		21 May 1938 - Switzerland 2 England 1, Hardturm Stadion, Zürich		AL
218		26 May 1938 - France 2 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris		AW
6	220	26 October 1938 - England 3 Rest of Europe 0, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start 21	8
7	222	16 November 1938 - England 7 Ireland 0, Old Trafford, Manchester	BC	HW	Start 35,37,38, 55,65	8

Age 27
8	223	15 April 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AW	Start	8
9	224	13 May 1939 - Italy 2 England 2, Stadio Civico San Siro, Milano	tour	AD	Start 77	8
10	225	18 May 1939 - Yugoslavia 2 England 1, Stadion Beogradski SK, Beograd		AL	Start	8
226		24 May 1939 - Romania 0 England 2, Stadionul ANEF, Bucureşti		AW	reserve

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