Alec Hall | |||
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![]() Hall in 1935 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Alexander James Hall | ||
Nickname(s) | Joker | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1869 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong | ||
Date of death | 8 March 1953 | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Warrandyte, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Preston / Essendon Association | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898–1900 | Essendon | 19 (18) | |
1906 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
Total | 20 (18) | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1906 | St Kilda | 13 (4–9–0) | |
1907–1909 | Melbourne | 53 (24–28–1) | |
1910 | Richmond | 18 (7–10–1) | |
1911–1913 | Melbourne | 36 (13–23–0) | |
1925 | Hawthorn | 17 (3–14–0) | |
Total | 137 (51–84–2) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alexander James Hall (4 January 1869 – 8 March 1953[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1891 to 1896 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1898 to 1900. In 1906, his first year of coaching in the VFL, he played his only game for the St Kilda Football Club (under the assumed name of "Wyberg"). He went on to coach Melbourne (twice), Richmond and was Hawthorn's coach in their inaugural season in the VFL.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Football Loses Great Identity". Sporting Globe. No. 4210. Victoria, Australia. 11 March 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Notes From The Clubs". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 April 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 28 April 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Alec Hall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alec Hall's coaching statistics from AFL Tables
- Essendon Football Club profile