Norrie Hall Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: Norman Samuel R Hall
  • Born: November 19th, 1951 (Springburn)
  • Height: 6' 0
  • Position: Right Back
  • Signed: May 30th, 1970
  • First Manager: Jack Steedman
  • Career Totals: 382 appearances, 14 goals
  • Also Played For: Pollok, Rutherglen Glencairn


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1979-80 24 (7) 0 5 0 25.8% 19.4% 54.8%
1978-79 45 3 5 1 57.8% 15.6% 26.7%
1977-78 37 1 4 0 21.6% 21.6% 56.8%
1976-77 42 (3) 1 1 2 60.0% 24.4% 15.6%
1975-76 48 4 6 0 64.6% 14.6% 20.8%
1974-75 42 2 4 0 45.2% 14.3% 40.5%
1973-74 37 1 1 0 35.1% 21.6% 43.2%
1972-73 38 (3) 0 1 0 19.5% 19.5% 61.0%
1971-72 42 (2) 0 0 0 47.7% 25.0% 27.3%
1970-71 10 (2) 2 0 0 33.3% 41.7% 25.0%
Totals: 365 (17) 14


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 26/04/80 Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (H) 0 - 1
 12/04/80 Division 1 vs. St Johnstone (A) 1 - 3
 09/04/80 Division 1 vs. Dunfermline (H) 0 - 1
 05/04/80 Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (H) 0 - 3
 02/04/80 Division 1 vs. Dumbarton (H) 2 - 2

 Recent First Team Goals
 13/03/79 Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (A) 3 - 2
 16/09/78 Division 1 vs. Hamilton Accies (H) 4 - 1
 13/09/78 Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (H) 5 - 2
 06/08/77 1st Round vs. Stenhousemuir (A) 6 - 1
 25/08/76 Group 8 vs. Queen of South (A) 4 - 1

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 13/03/79 Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (A)  3 - 2
 16/09/78 Division 1 vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  4 - 1
 13/09/78 Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (H)  5 - 2
 06/08/77 1st Round vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  6 - 1
 25/08/76 Group 8 vs. Queen of South (A)  4 - 1
 28/04/76 Semi Final vs. Dumbarton (N)  3 - 1
 03/04/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (H)  3 - 0
 03/04/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (H)  3 - 0
 30/08/75 2nd Division vs. Brechin City (H)  3 - 0
 29/03/75 Division 2 vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 2
 02/11/74 Division 2 vs. Stirling Albion (A)  3 - 3
 25/08/73 Group 9 vs. Brechin City (A)  2 - 2
 24/04/71 Division 2 vs. Forfar Ath (A)  1 - 1
 12/12/70 Division 2 vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  3 - 1

 List of Games Played
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Biography

During his ten year spell at Kilbowie, Norrie Hall was always one of the first names on the teamsheet, as his hard tackling and over-lapping qualities made him a hit with fellow players and fans alike.

Norrie Hall was one of the first players to be praised highly with the tongue in cheek song “They call him Norrie Hall” with the second line of the first verse being “Because he’s only got one leg”.

Norrie was drafted into the Clydebank squad in 1970 and made his debut against Berwick Rangers in the unfamiliar inside-forward position due to injuries. He then spent a fair amount of time on the bench before being given a chance towards the end of the season in the defensive position that is associated with him.

Most people would instantly place Norrie Hall as a right back, but he played a significant part of his early career in the centre of defence, and it was only in 1974-75 that the full back role became his own. This was due to the departure of Davie Mitchell who himself had played over 300 games for the club.

This was another piece of the puzzle fitting together that would be pivotal in forming the great Clydebank team that won successive promotions to the Premier League just a year or so later. His Second Division Championship medal in 1975-76 was the only winners medal he won in his senior career, and he nearly blew it.

The Bankies were second in the league with one game to go, one point behind Raith Rovers with a better goal difference. Rovers had completed their programme, and Clydebank had to travel to third place Alloa for a 6.30 kick off as Recreation Park did not have floodlights, knowing a draw would be enough for the title. Clydebank found themselves under pressure from the get go but had a golden opportunity when Davie Cooper was pulled down in the box. Cooper did not want to take penalty as he had missed one the week before. Strangely, noted penalty takers Billy McColl and Jim Fallon did not come forward either. Cometh the hour, cometh the man, it fell to Norrie Hall to take the first and only spot kick of his whole Bankies career. Under the circumstances it was no surprise that he missed as keeper pushed his effort away. This set up a second half where the Bankies were under intense pressure but they held out and Norrie and his team mates got the glory.

The following season the Bankies went from strength to strength as the club were promoted to the Premier League. Unfortunately, the Bankies were unable to survive in the top flight after the loss of Davie Cooper and Mike Larnach. Norrie was to stay at Kilbowie for two more seasons but by 1979-80 Clydebank had gone into a mini-decline and a young Tony Gervaise was making a claim for the right back berth.

Norrie played his last match for the club against Stirling Albion on the 26th of April 1980, and was appointed captain for the occasion and the score was a 1-0 defeat. The Steedman family were not renowned for allowing players to have testimonials and it is poor show that Norrie was allowed to leave the club without having this honour bestowed upon him.

An odd statistic about Norrie is that he scored 14 goals for Clydebank, and in those games not once did the Bankies lose, with 11 wins and two draws (he scored a double in one match)

After he left Kilbowie, Norrie joined Pollok and in his first full season led the club to their first ever Scottish Junior Cup victory beating Arthurlie one goal to nil in the final, with another Bankie, Stewart Auld, in the line-up. Pollok had Norrie to thank for getting them to the final as his goal against Forth Wanderers in the semi-final replay at Love Street was the game’s only goal.

Norrie played 378 times for the Bankies and is only eclipsed by the legends that are Jim Fallon and Jim Gallacher. Norrie Hall would surely have been one of the first inductees into the Bankies Hall of Fame, however he passed away in 2011 at the relatively young age of 59 though moves have been made to do this posthumously in the future.

Debut (as sub)

October 17th, 1970
East Fife 2 - 0 Clydebank FC

League (Division 2)

Full Debut

November 14th, 1970
Berwick Rangers 1 - 1 Clydebank FC

League (Division 2)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Norrie was born on this date in Springburn.

    Monday, November 19th, 1951

  • Signed For Clydebank FC

    Saturday, May 30th, 1970

  • First Team Debut

    East Fife 2 - 0 Clydebank FC
    League (Division 2)

    East Fife made the running in the first half and for most of the second in a somewhat scrappy game. Well into the second half the home fans must have wondered when the goals were going to come

    Saturday, October 17th, 1970

  • First Goal

    Alloa Athletic 1 - 3 Clydebank FC
    League (Division 2)

    With Recreation Park churned into a quagmire, Clydebank surmounted the conditions for a well-deserved win.Caskie made all three of their goals, Kane scoring the first two in the 10th and 21st

    Saturday, December 12th, 1970

  • 50th Appearance

    Alloa Athletic 0 - 2 Clydebank FC
    Stirlingshire Cup (Semi Final)

    Two first-half goals from the Bankies were enough to see them into the final of this competition.Alan Munro put the Bankies into a one-minute lead when he took advantage of a slip by goalkeepe

    Wednesday, April 5th, 1972

  • 50th League Appearance

    Cowdenbeath 2 - 0 Clydebank FC
    League (Division 2)

    "We will play a lot worse and still win." That must have been on the mind of Bankies' manager Jack Steedman after Saturday's match with the Fifers. He had just seen his team defeated after having the

    Saturday, September 30th, 1972

  • 100th Appearance

    Clydebank FC 0 - 1 Forfar Ath
    League Cup (Group 9)

    Wednesday, August 22nd, 1973

  • 100th League Appearance

    Stirling Albion 3 - 0 Clydebank FC
    League (Division 2)

    Stirling Albion, who beat Clydebank 3-0, made off to a bright start when McMillan gave them the lead. Clydebank should have equalised in 12 minutes when they were awarded a penalty for a handl

    Tuesday, April 9th, 1974

  • 200th Appearance

    Clydebank FC 0 - 1 Berwick Rangers
    League (2nd Division)

    Clydebank's proud undefeated League record was dismally smashed at Kilbowie on Saturday. In deplorable conditions, they hit rock bottom form and were sunk by a last-gasp penalty that gave lowly Berwic

    Saturday, November 29th, 1975

  • 200th League Appearance

    Clydebank FC 2 - 1 Motherwell
    League (Premier Division)

    Saturday, October 8th, 1977

  • 300th Appearance

    Clydebank FC 2 - 2 St Mirren
    League (Premier Division)

    Saturday, March 4th, 1978

  • Last Goal

    Stirling Albion 2 - 3 Clydebank FC
    League (Division 1)

    Tuesday, March 13th, 1979

  • Last Appearance

    Clydebank FC 0 - 1 Stirling Albion
    League (Division 1)

    Saturday, April 26th, 1980