He was working as a coal miner when he signed for Birmingham City in March 1947.
[2] A centre forward, Hall scored on his debut in the Second Division on 5 April 1947 in a 2–1 home win against Fulham, and kept his place for the next two games.
[3] Not selected again until November 1949, when he also scored, he went on to play for Southern League club Bedford Town and Eynesbury Rovers of the Eastern Counties League.
[4] Hall later managed Eynesbury as well as Huntingdonshire County representative sides.
He became a member of the Huntingdonshire Football Association, and was appointed its president in 1991.