Almer Hall

Football player infobox
playername= Almer Hall
fullname = Almeric George Hall


dateofbirth = birth date|1912|11|12|df=y
cityofbirth = Hove
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1994|11|7|1912|11|12|df=y
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1930–1934
1934–1937
1937–1939
1939
1945–1950
1950–1953
clubs = Southwick
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur
Southend United
Bradford City
West Ham United
Margate
caps(goals) =
00 0(0)
16 0(3)
37 (10)
00 0(0)
50 (11)
67 (36)
manageryears = 1950–1970
managerclubs = Margate
nationalcaps(goals) =

Almeric George "Almer" Hall (12 November 1912 – 7 November 1994) was an English footballer and manager.

Born in Hove, England Hall, a striker, began his professional career in 1930 with his local club Brighton & Hove Albion but before making any appearances for the Sussex club he moved to Tottenham Hotspur. He later played for Southend United, Bradford City, where his one appearance was later expunged from the records after the outbreak of the Second World War, [cite book
last = Frost
first = Terry
title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988
publisher = Breedon Books Sport
year = 1988
pages = p336
isbn = 0907969380] and West Ham United, where he made 50 Football League appearances [ [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/westham/westham.htm Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database] ] before moving to non-league Margate in 1950 as player-manager. [http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/almerhall.htm Margate FC history website] ]

He played for the Kent club until 1953, when he retired from playing to concentrate on management, and remained the club's manager until 1970, his twenty year reign making him by far the club's longest serving manager. He led the team to a host of regional cup finals, as well as taking them into the rounds proper of the FA Cup on eleven occasions, but was not able to bring them any significant success in league competition. [ [http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/hallboss.htm Margate FC history website] ]

After leaving Margate he had a spell as a scout for Luton Town.

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