Ted Hall (footballer)
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Edward 'Ted' Hall was an Australian rules football
er who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Hall holds the league record for having the worst winning percentage of all VFL/AFL footballers to have played over 50 games. He experienced victory just once in his league career, when St Kilda defeated Carlton at Junction Oval during the 1901 VFL season
. Before that, Hall had appeared in 62 successive losses from his debut in 1897.
A centreman, he briefly became a field umpire in 1900 but after officiating in a round two game ended up finishing the season and his career back at St Kilda.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Hall holds the league record for having the worst winning percentage of all VFL/AFL footballers to have played over 50 games. He experienced victory just once in his league career, when St Kilda defeated Carlton at Junction Oval during the 1901 VFL season
1901 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1901.-Premiership season:In 1901, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume...
. Before that, Hall had appeared in 62 successive losses from his debut in 1897.
A centreman, he briefly became a field umpire in 1900 but after officiating in a round two game ended up finishing the season and his career back at St Kilda.