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Coombe Hall

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Coombe Hall
Personal information
Date of birth 17 September 1871[1]
Place of birth Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland[2]
Date of death 24 February 1932(1932-02-24) (aged 60)
Place of death Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Bernard's
1890–1895 Blackburn Rovers 79 (26)
1895–1896 St Bernard's 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coombe Hall (also spelt Combe;[2] 17 September 1871 – 24 February 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers.[3] He won the FA Cup with Blackburn in 1891,[4] and the Scottish Cup with St Bernard's in 1895.[5][6][7]

Hall moved to South Africa, where he died in 1932.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. ^ a b c "A Newhaven Footballer. The Late Combe Hall". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 March 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Coombe Hall, Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian.
  6. ^ Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Scotsman, 22 April 1895, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. ^ Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1895