Alexander Noble Hall (3 December 1880 – 25 September 1943), sometimes known as Sandy Hall,^[4] was a professional soccer player who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell and St Bernard's.^[1][5] Born in Scotland, he was a part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team and finished the tournament as joint-top scorer,^[6] with three goals.^[7] The goals came in the form of a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over the United States, represented by Christian Brothers College.^[8]

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Alexander Hall

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Noble Hall[1]
Date of birth	3 December 1880[2]
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland[2]
Date of death	25 September 1943(1943-09-25) (aged 62)[3]
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1901	Peterhead
1901	Buckie Thistle
1902–1903	Toronto Scots
1904	Galt
1905	Westmount
1905	Aberdeen	0	(0)
1905–1906	Peterhead
1906–1907	St Bernard's	10	(12)
1907–1908	Newcastle United	6	(2)
1908–1910	Dundee	25	(8)
1910–1911	Portsmouth
1911–1912	Motherwell	11	(0)
1912–1915	Dunfermline Athletic	68	(33)
1920–1923	Peterhead
	Mimico Beach
International career
1904	Canada Olympic	2	(3)
Medal record Men's football Canada Olympic Games 1904
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Born in Aberdeen and growing up in Peterhead, Hall played amateur football and worked as a stonecutter locally before emigrating to Canada in 1901.^[4] He returned to Scotland in 1905 and became a professional footballer in 1906.^[4] In 1912, the Carnegie Hero Fund and the Royal Humane Society recognised Hall with awards for bravery, for his rescuing of a child from Peterhead harbour.^[4] While a player with Dunfermline Athletic prior to the First World War, he also served as the club's groundsman.^[4] During the war, Hall served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the Tank Corps and married his wife,^[9] with whom he had three children.^[4] The family emigrated to Toronto in 1923 and he worked at Wellington Destructor.^[4][10] Hall died in Toronto on 25 September 1943.^[3]

In 1983, Hall's youngest son Tom was the world’s first recipient of a successful single lung transplant.^[6]

Canada Olympic

• Summer Olympic Games: 1904^[6]

St Bernard's

• Scottish League Second Division: 1906–07^[5]

Dundee

• Scottish Cup: 1909–10^[5]

Motherwell

• Lanarkshire Cup: 1911–12^[12]

Dunfermline Athletic

• Fife Cup: 1913–14^[12]

Peterhead

• Aberdeenshire Charity Cup: 1920–21^[4]

Individual

• Summer Olympic Games top-scorer: 1904^[7]