Ben_Hall_(footballer,_born_1879)
Ben Hall (footballer, born 1879)
English footballer, manager, and trainer
Benjamin Hall (6 March 1879 – 1963) was an English football player, manager and trainer, who played as a centre half.
Hall's playing career saw him represent Grimsby Town, Derby County, Leicester Fosse, Hyde, Heywood United and South Shields before the First World War.[1] After the war he worked as a trainer for Huddersfield Town before being appointed as Bristol Rovers' first Football League manager in 1920.[2]
Three of his brothers, Harry, Ellis and Fretwell, also played in the Football League.[3]