Laurence Hall

Laurence Hall

Personal information
Full name	Laurence Hall
Date of birth	26 March 1984
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2004	Stoke City	0	(0)
2004	→ Gresley Rovers (loan)	6	(1)
	Matlock Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Laurence Hall (born 26 March 1984) is a former English footballer who played for Stoke City.

Career

Hall was born in Nottingham and began his career with Stoke City. He made his professional debut on 16 October 2001 in a Football League Trophy match against Blackpool.^[1] Stoke's side featured several academy players in that match at Bloomfield Road including Kris Commons, Karl Henry, Lewis Neal, Andy Wilkinson and Brian Wilson.^[2] Speaking on his debut Hall described it as a "pleasurable experience". — "The Football League Trophy match at Blackpool was my most pleasurable game. We were 3–0 down and lost 3–2, but we could have won it".^[3] He was released by Stoke in May 2004.^[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2001–02[3]	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2002–03[3]	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2003–04[3]	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

References

1. "Henry always had ability to tackle top flight football, says old pal Wilko". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
2. "Karl Henry leads powerful Academy Xl". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
3. Stoke City v Brighton & Hove Albion Matchday Magazine. Stoke City. 5 March 2003.
4. "Potters players in talks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2014.