| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Robert Hall | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-05)5 January 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
| 1984 | →Torquay United (loan) | ||
| 1984–1985 | Torquay United | 55 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Swindon Town | 10 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Southend United | 123 | (15) |
| 1989–1991 | Halifax Town | 49 | (4) |
| 1991–1994 | Hereford United | 103 | (18) |
| 1994–1996 | Rochdale | 23 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | →Altrincham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | Hyde United | 0 | (0) |
| Stalybridge Celtic | |||
| Curzon Ashton | |||
| Woodley Sports | |||
| Buxton | |||
| 2000–2002 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Buxton | ||
| 2009–2017 | Port Adelaide Lion | ||
| 2017–2018 | Modbury vista state league | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek Robert Hall (born 5 January 1965) is an English former professionalfootballer. He is senior coach at Port Adelaide Lion F.C. in the South Australian Premier League.
Hall was born inAshton-under-Lyne. He began his career as an apprentice withCoventry City, turning professional in October 1982 and making his only league appearance for the Sky Blues later that season. He joinedTorquay United on loan in March 1984, earning himself a permanent move on a free transfer at the end of the season.
In July 1985 he moved toSwindon Town, again on a free transfer, but struggled to settle at the County Ground and moved toSouthend United on a free the following August. He settled in well atRoots Hall, playing 123 times over the next 3 seasons, scoring 15 goals in the process, before moving toHalifax Town on a free transfer in July 1989. His next move, after 4 goals in 49 games for Halifax, took him toHereford United, once more on a free transfer, in July 1991. He was appointed captain of the Hereford side and was ever-present in the 1993–94 season, before becoming part ofGreg Downs's clearout atEdgar Street, Hall moving toRochdale for a fee of £10,000 in August 1994. He made only 24 appearances for 'Dale, scoring twice and despite not being a regular had a chant (to the tune ofWonderwall) invented in his honour.[1]
He joinedAltrincham on loan in December 1995 and was released by Rochdale at the end of the season, joining non-leagueHyde United. He later moved on toStalybridge Celtic,Curzon Ashton andWoodley Sports, also playing forBuxton and managing them during the 1998–99 season,[2] before rejoining Curzon Ashton in July 2000 as player-coach. He emigrated to Australia in June 2002,[3] but was back as assistant manager of Curzon Ashton by at least November 2005.[4]
Currently Derek is the Senior Coach atPort Adelaide Lion which plays in the South Australian Premier League in Adelaide, Australia, and Coaching Director at the J & L Consulting Football (Soccer) Academy[5]
Derek Hall at Soccerbase