Alex Hall (footballer, born 1908)


Alex Hall was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a defender. He was born in East Calder, Scotland.

Club career

Sunderland acquired Hall from Dunfermline for £750 in 1929. He made his debut on 4 May 1929 in a 0–4 loss against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, and was placed on the reserve list until the 1934–35 season. In his career at Sunderland, he made 238 appearances with only one goal, and led Sunderland to win the 1937 FA Cup Final. The Second World War seen him move to Hibs where he played over 200 wartime games, and he made one appearance for Hibernian in the 1946–47 season.