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Alexander Hall (soccer)
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] Personal lifeBorn 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] Career statisticsClub
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HonoursGalt FC St Bernard's Dundee Motherwell
Dunfermline Athletic Peterhead
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