Gareth David Hall (born 20 March 1969) is a Welsh former international footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth David Hall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1996 | Chelsea | 138 | (4) |
| 1995 | → Sunderland (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Sunderland | 47 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Brentford | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Swindon Town | 87 | (3) |
| 2001–2006 | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| Total | 279+ | (7+) | |
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| Wales U21 | 1 | ||
| 1988–1992 | Wales | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hall was born in Croydon.[1] He started his career as an apprentice at Chelsea and made his first team debut on 5 May 1987 against Wimbledon, having featured in a reserve match earlier in the day. He made a total of 225 League appearances during his time at the club, although the number of matches he played was limited by the presence of Steve Clarke. Hall was a member of the Chelsea team that won the 1990 Full Members Cup at Wembley Stadium.[3]
He moved to Sunderland in January 1996, having originally been on loan there.[4] Hall went on to make 48 League appearances for the club.[1]
Hall joined Swindon Town in May 1998 and played in most games during his first two seasons. Following the arrival of Colin Todd he was told he could leave on a free transfer, but continued training with the team and he ended up playing a few more matches for them, before leaving in May 2001 to join Havant & Waterlooville. In total he made 97 senior appearances for Swindon, scoring 3 goals.[5]
He won 9 international caps for Wales, first being selected for the senior side on 23 March 1988, in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Yugoslavia. His last cap came on 29 April 1992 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Gareth Hall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Gareth Hall". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Gareth Hall – Chelsea FC – Biography (Part 1) 1986/87–1989/90". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97. Headline. ISBN 978-0-7472-7781-1.
- ^ "Gareth Hall". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Gareth Hall: Wales". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
External links edit
- Gareth Hall at Soccerbase
- Gareth Hall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
