Fitz Hall (born December 20, 1980, Walthamstow, London, UK) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic of the Premiership. Hall is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. He is nicknamed "Socks", and "One Size". December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north east London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... SOCKS is an Internet protocol that allows client-server applications to transparently use the services of a network firewall. ...

Hall originally began as a West Ham United youth but was released at the age of 15, on the same day as Paul Konchesky, Bobby Zamora (who have both returned to the East London club) and Jlloyd Samuel, now of Aston Villa. He then joined Barnet as part of a Youth Training Scheme, before moving to non-league Chesham United under the management of Bob Dowie. Hall's performances as Chesham came to the attention of Dowie's brother Iain, manager of Oldham Athletic, who bought him for £30,000 in the 2002 close season. Hall was sold to Premiership side Southampton a year later for £250,000, but did not manage to break into the first team. He re-joined Iain Dowie at Crystal Palace at the beginning of the 2004-05 season for £1.5m, and went straight into the first team. He quickly became a firm favourite, and was a stand-out player in Palace's failed attempt to avoid relegation. West Ham United Football Club are based in Upton Park, Newham, East London and have played their home matches at the 35,647 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Paul Martyn Konchesky (born May 15, 1981 in Barking, London) is a professional English football player currently playing for West Ham United in the left-back position. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jlloyd Samuel (born March 29, 1981 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is an English football defender of Trinidadian descent, who currently is under contract to Aston Villa until 1st July and then he will move to Bolton Wanderers. ... Aston Villa Football Club (also known as The Villa or The Villans) are an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. ... Barnet Football Club are an English football team from High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) was the former name in the United Kingdom of a course of on-the-job training for school leavers ages between 16 and 17 who would otherwise have been unemployed. ... Chesham United is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. ... Bob Dowie is a football coach. ... Iain Dowie, (born January 9, 1965 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England), is a football manager and coach, and former professional football player and Northern Ireland international. ... Rochdale Road stand Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane, Oldham. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Crystal Palace Football Club are an English professional football team based in SE25, South East London and currently play in the Coca-Cola Championship, the second level of English football. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ...

In August 2005, Hall was appointed team captain of Palace, replacing the popular Michael Hughes. Many fans felt that Hall's performance was being somewhat hindered by the burden of captaincy, and after several poor performances, and too many yellow cards, Hughes was re-appointed team captain, in January 2006. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Michael Hughes (born August 2, 1971 in Larne, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Crystal Palace in The Championship. ... A yellow card is used in many sports as a means of cautioning a player regarding their conduct, or indicating that a player is to receive a certain level of punishment. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On June 26, 2006, Hall moved from Palace to Wigan for an undisclosed fee (reportedly £3m, twice the figure he joined the Eagles for). New Palace boss Peter Taylor cited a £3m get-out clause in Hall's contract as the reason for the transfer. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Peter Taylor (born January 3, 1953 in Southend-on-Sea) is an English football (soccer) manager. ...

References

• Sam Pilger (October 2003). "The Boy's A Bit Special". FourFourTwo (110): 31. 

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External links

• Fitz Hall career stats at Soccerbase