Connor Hall (footballer, born 1998)

Connor Matthew Hall (born 18 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chorley.

Connor Hall
Personal information
Full name Connor Matthew Hall[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chorley
Number 27
Youth career
Binfield
Eldon Celtic
Ascot United
2015–2016 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2016 → Sheffield (loan) 15 (12)
2016–2017 → Mickleover Sports (loan) 9 (11)
2017 → Woking (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2020 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 13 (0)
2020 → Chorley (loan) 6 (3)
2020 Woking 4 (0)
2020 → Chorley (loan) 7 (2)
2020– Chorley 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Progressing through the English football league pyramid featuring for the likes of Binfield and Ascot United, Hall earned himself a move to Football League side Sheffield United in December 2015 and signed his first professional deal just over a year later. Impressive loan spells at Sheffield and Mickleover Sports rewarded Hall with a move to National League side Woking before joining Bolton Wanderers in July 2017. He went on to make his professional debut during their FA Cup third round tie against Huddersfield Town just over six months later, before joining Accrington Stanley on a six-month loan in August 2018.

Ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, Hall returned to Woking on a one-year deal.

Club career

Sheffield United

After youth spells with Binfield, Eldon Celtic and Ascot United,[2] Hall joined Football League side Sheffield United in December 2015 on a scholar basis.[3] On 6 May 2016, Hall signed his first professional contract along with fellow academy players; Aaron Ramsdale, Shea Gordon, Kimarni Smith and Nathaniel Crofts.[4]

In September 2016, Hall joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Sheffield on a three-month loan deal.[5] On 10 September 2016, Hall made his Sheffield debut in their 4–2 home victory over Rugby Town, featuring for 89 minutes before being replaced by Pat Lindley.[6] After a month at Sheffield, Hall finally registered his first goal for the club in their 3–0 home victory over Basford United.[7] Following his first goal for the club, Hall went on to net twelve more times for Sheffield, scoring four during their 5–2 victory against Northwich Victoria.[8]

On 6 December 2016, following an impressive loan spell at Sheffield, Hall joined Mickleover Sports on a one-month loan deal.[9] Hall went on to net eleven times in nine games, including five in Mickleover's 7–0 victory against Ilkeston on 26 December 2016.[10]

On 5 January 2017, Hall joined National League side Woking on a one-month loan deal.[11] Two days later, Hall made his Woking debut during their 2–1 away defeat against Wrexham, featuring up until the 71st minute before being replaced by Chike Kandi.[12] On 7 February 2017, Hall's loan spell was extended for a further month.[13] On 17 April 2017, Hall scored his first goal for Woking in their 3–2 comeback against Chester, scoring the equalising goal for the Cards, before fellow forward Gozie Ugwu sealed the victory in the 90th minute.[14]

Bolton Wanderers

On 3 July 2017, following his release from Sheffield United, Hall joined Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a one-year deal following a successful trial period.[15] On 6 January 2018, Hall made his professional debut during Bolton's FA Cup third round tie against Huddersfield Town, replacing Mark Little in the 2–1 defeat.[16] On 6 May 2018, after netting twenty-two times during the 2017–18 under-23 campaign, Hall was rewarded with the Bolton Wanderers Young Player of the Year award.[17]

Despite the club exercising an option to extend Hall's contract for a further year in early June,[18] he subsequently signed a new two-year deal later that month with a view to more first-team football.[19] On 14 August 2018, Hall made his first start for Bolton during their 2–1 defeat against Leeds United in their EFL Cup first round tie, featuring up until the 65th minute.[20]

On 31 August 2018, Hall joined League One side, Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2019.[21] Hall made his Bolton league debut on 18 January 2020 as a late substitute for Ronan Darcy in a 0–1 defeat against Portsmouth.[22] Six days later Hall signed for Chorley on loan for the rest of the season.[23] He made his Chorley debut on 25 January, starting in a 0–1 defeat against Halifax Town.[24] On 26 June, it was announced Hall would be one of 14 senior players released at the end of his contract on 30 June.[25]

Woking

On 14 August 2020, following his release from Bolton, Hall returned to National League side Woking on a one-year deal.[26] On 30 October 2020, Hall returned to Chorley on a short-term loan.[27]

Chorley

Hall scored an extra time winning goal in the FA Cup first round against League one side Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.[28] In the second round Hall scored the equalising goal to make it 1-1 in the 60th minute, as Chorley came back to knock league one side Peterborough United out 2-1 at London Road, with the winning goal coming from Lewis Baines in the 62nd minute [29] On 24 December, Chorley signed him permanently.[30] On 9 January 2021, Derby County visited Chorley in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Hall scored the opening goal, a header, early on I the game with Chorley winning 2-0. Hall became the first non-league player in FA Cup history to score in all 3 rounds opening rounds.

Career statistics
As of match played 22 January 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2016–17[31] League One 0000000000
Sheffield (loan) 2016–17[32] Northern Premier League Division One South 151200—2[lower-alpha 1]11713
Mickleover Sports (loan) 2016–17[33] Northern Premier League Premier Division 911——00911
Woking (loan) 2016–17[31] National League 81———81
Bolton Wanderers 2017–18[31] Championship 001000—10
2018–19[31] Championship 000010—10
2019–20[31] League One 1010000020
Total 1020100040
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2018–19[31] League One 13000—4[lower-alpha 2]2172
Chorley (loan) 2019–20[31] National League 63———63
Woking 2020–21[31] National League 4000—0040
Chorley (loan) 2020–21[31] National League North 7222—1[lower-alpha 3]0104
Chorley 2020–21[31] National League North 4321——64
Career total 67326310738138
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Woking FC: 5 quotes from new Sheffield United loanee Connor Hall". Get Surrey. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. "Connor Hall signs for signs for Sheffield United". Ascot United Official Site. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Professional deals for youngsters". Sheffield United Official Site. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. "Hall Connor". Sheffield FC Official Site. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. "First Team vs. Rugby Town". Sheffield FC Official Site. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. "First Team vs. Basford United". Sheffield FC Official Site. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "First Team vs. Northwich Victoria". Sheffield FC Official Site. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. "Litchfield Sold to Steels". Non-League Pitchero. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  10. "Non-League round-up: ConnorHall hits five as Mickleover run riot". Derby Telegraph. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  11. "One striker joins on loan as another departs". Woking Official Site. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  12. "Wrexham vs. Woking". Soccerway. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. "Connor Hall's loan extended". Woking Official Site. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  14. "Chester vs. Woking". Soccerway. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  15. "Youngsters put pen to paper". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. "Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  17. "Connor Hall on Twitter". ConnorHall12345 (Twitter). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  18. "Bolton Wanderers: Darren Pratley released as David Wheater has contract extended". BBC Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  19. "Connor Hall handed new deal". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  20. "Carabao Cup: Leeds United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  21. "Hall joins the Reds". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  22. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073047
  23. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/18186196.bolton-wanderers-striker-connor-hall-heads-chorley-loan/
  24. https://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/football/chorley-0-fc-halifax-town-1-shaymen-are-the-kings-of-chorley-s-castle-1-10221395
  25. "Bolton announce retained list with 14 players out of contract". The Bolton News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  26. "Connor Hall returns to Woking". Woking F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  27. "Connor Hall joins Chorley on loan". Woking F.C. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  28. "The FA Cup Wigan Athletic 2-3 Chorley". BBC Sport. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  29. "The FA Cup Peterborough United 1-2 Chorley". BBC Sport. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  30. Wokingfc: "Connor Hall Leaves Woking"
  31. "C. Hall". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  32. "Fixtures and results". Sheffield FC Official Site. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  33. "Connor Hall". Mickleover Sports Official Site. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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