John Halls
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| John Halls | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Islington, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2003 2002 2002–2003 2003 2003–2006 2006–2008 2007 2008 2008 |
Arsenal → Colchester United (loan) → KSK Beveren (loan) → Stoke City (loan) Stoke City Reading → Preston North End (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) → Sheffield United (loan) |
0 (0) 6 (0) 6 (0) 8 (0) 61 (2) 2 (1) 4 (0) 5 (0) 6 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Halls (born 14 February 1982 in Islington, London) is a professional football defender currently without a club after being released by Reading.
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[edit] Football career
His career began in Arsenal's youth set-up, where he featured in the FA Youth Cup-winning team of 2000. However, the young defender found first-team football at Highbury hard to come by, making only a few League Cup appearances for the club. Like many Arsenal juniors, he was frequently loaned out; to Colchester United, KSK Beveren and Stoke City. It was this final loan that yielded a permanent move, in December 2003.
[edit] Reading
Halls made 74 appearances for Stoke, before moving to Reading on 19 January 2006 for an initial fee of £250,000 on a contract that will keep him at Reading until June 2008. An extra sum of £50,000 was paid when Reading were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2005–06 season. Stoke will also receive 20% of any future transfer fee.
He spent November 2007 with Preston North End on a month's loan,[1] but returned to Reading after making four league appearances for Preston.[2] On 9 January 2008, he commenced another month's loan, this time at Crystal Palace.[3] On 14 March 2008, Halls commenced his third month-long loan spell of the season at another Championship club, heading North to help out at Sheffield United.[4] He made his debut for the Blades just over a week later, coming on as a first half substitute at Oakwell in a 1-0 victory over Barnsley.[5] The loan was then extended to the end of the 2007–08 season.[6] He was released by Reading following their relegation from the Premier League, on 16 May 2008.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Halls Signs On Loan", pnefc.co.uk, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Halls back, Stack has surgery", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-12-03. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Halls agrees loan deal", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-01-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Blades land Halls", sheffieldunitedfc.co.uk, 2008-03-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Barnsley 0-1 Sheff Utd", BBC Sport, 2008-03-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ "News on Halls, Andersen & Webb", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-04-15. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Four offered deals, six released", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Halls, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 February 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Islington, London |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
