Ryan Hall (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Marcus L. Hall | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Dulwich, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southend United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Lewes (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Bromley | 23 | (9) |
| 2010– | Southend United | 84 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 12 May 2012 (UTC) | |||
Ryan Hall (born 4 January 1988 in England) is a footballer who plays for Southend United.
Career
He came through the Crystal Palace academy, but was not given a chance by Iain Dowie or his successor Peter Taylor, and was sent on loan to Lewes of the Conference South to gain experience during the 2006–07 season, scoring on his debut.
Hall caused controversy after being involved in a fracas at a five-a-side football tournament, which resulted in a security guard being hospitalised with facial injuries.[1]
Hall made his Palace debut as a late substitute in the 2007–08 season and appeared again in an FA Cup defeat before moving to League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan,[2] impressing enough to have the loan spell extended for a second month.[3] He returned to Palace having scored twice in eight appearances for the Daggers. He then moved to Crawley Town where he pursued the same record as he did at Dagenham. He later on moved to Bromley on a permanent basis. On 25 March 2009, Hall played as a trialist for Grimsby Town Reserves against Hartlepool United Reserves.
On 16 July 2010, Hall signed a pre-contract agreement with Southend United due to the club being under a transfer embargo. The embargo was lifted on 6 August 2010 and Hall's transfer was registered to the FA. Hall missed Southend's first game of the season against Stockport County due to suspension after he picked up a red card playing for Bromley in the last game of the previous season. Hall made his debut for Southend against Bristol City in the League Cup on 10 August 2010. On 15 January 2011, Hall scored his first goal for Southend after just 32 seconds against Rotherham United in a 2–1 win. On 14 April 2011 Hall signed a two year contract extension with Southend. [4] He then finished second in Southend's Player of the Year award, behind Chris Barker. Over the course of the season he racked up more assists than any other player in League Two.[5] In his first season for Southend, Hall becomes the top assister of 2010–11 season with 15.
Criminal conviction
On 3 March 2011 Hall was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment after pleading guilty to affray after an incident outside a Southend nightclub at the club's Christmas party on 19 December 2010. The court heard that Hall retaliated to racist comments made to him, and that he suffered a broken jaw in the altercation.[6] Southend United insisted the player would not be sacked.[7]
On 4 March 2011 Hall was granted bail pending an appeal against the severity of the sentence,[8] and his sentence was reduced to 12 weeks, with the sentence suspended for a year, and 150 hours of community service.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/1956510.exclusive_eagles_star_at_punchup_match/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Daggers get Palace player on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ "Palace's Hall stays with Daggers". BBC Sport. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2338632,00.html
- ^ "Port Vale: Match stats". The Sentinel. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Southend United's Ryan Hall jailed over party affray". BBC News. 3 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/theblues/8889058.Sturrock_to_stand_by_jailed_winger_Hall/
- ^ http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2307654,00.html
- ^ http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2312698,00.html
External links
- Ryan Hall at Soccerbase