Stuart Myall

Stuart Thomas Myall (born 12 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career in the Football League at Brighton & Hove Albion and after an unsuccessful spell at Brentford, he dropped into non-League football.

Stuart Myall
Personal information
Full name Stuart Thomas Myall[1]
Date of birth (1974-11-12) 12 November 1974
Place of birth Eastbourne, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
1986–1993 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Brighton & Hove Albion 80 (4)
1996–1998 Brentford 2 (0)
1996–1997 → Hastings Town (loan)
1998–2004 Hastings United 31 (7)
2004–2005 Eastbourne Borough 17 (0)
2005–2006 Folkestone Invicta 55 (3)
2006–2008 Horsham 62 (1)
2012–2013 Eastbourne United Association 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Early life

Myall grew up in Eastbourne, East Sussex and was head boy at Cavendish School in the town.[3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Born in Eastbourne, Myall joined the Brighton & Hove Albion's Centre Of Excellence at age 11.[4] He made his debut for the club during the 1992–93 season and made seven Second Division appearances.[4] He signed his first professional contract in April 1993.[3] He gradually broke through into the first team and made 13 league appearances during the 1993–94 season and 27 in 1994–95, scoring his first two Brighton goals during the latter campaign. In the 1995–96 season, Myall made 33 league appearances and scored two goals. He was released by manager Jimmy Case at the end of the season,[3] after the club's relegation to the Third Division was confirmed. During his time at the Goldstone Ground, Myall made 93 appearances and scored four goals.[2] In 2002, Myall recalled that he "had a great time at Brighton. It was what I always wanted to do and I was at the Albion from a very young age. I had a really fantastic time and I was disappointed when I was released in 1996 because I had played quite a few games for the club. But we got relegated and Jimmy Case wanted to bring in his own players".[3]

Brentford

Myall signed a two-year contract with Second Division club Brentford on a free transfer during the summer of 1996.[5] He failed to win a call into the first team squad during the 1996–97 season under manager David Webb and instead played for the club's reserve team,[6] scoring six goals in 20 appearances.[7] Under new manager Eddie May for the 1997–98 season, Myall had to wait until 1 November 1997 to make his debut, with a starting appearance in a 0–0 draw at AFC Bournemouth.[8] Following May's sacking and the appointment of Micky Adams, Myall failed to make an appearance and departed the club in January 1998,[9] having negotiated a settlement on his contract.[10]

Hastings United

Myall signed for Southern League Premier Division club Hastings Town prior to the start of the 1998–99 season, having previously had a spell on loan at the club during the 1996–97 season.[11] The club resigned from the Southern League in 1999 after a fifth-place finish, but was reinstated to the Southern League First Division East for the 1999–00 season. Myall won the first silverware of his career during the 2001–02 season, when he helped Hastings to the Southern League First Division East title.[12] Myall suffered an injury hit 2002–03 season and his woes were compounded by the club (now renamed Hastings United) being relegated straight back to the Southern League First Division East.[13] He made 13 appearances and scored three goals during the 2002–03 season.[14] Myall left Hastings in February 2004, after making 18 appearances and scoring four goals during the 2003–04 season.[15][16] Myall made over 250 appearances during his time with the Arrows.[17]

Eastbourne Borough

Myall signed for Southern League Premier Division club Eastbourne Borough in February 2004 and made eight appearances in what remained of the 2003–04 season.[15][16] Despite an 11th-place finish, Eastbourne were elevated to the new Conference South for the 2004–05 season, though Myall would depart the club in February 2005.[18] He made only 9 appearances during the 2004–05 season.[19]

Folkestone Invicta

Myall transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta on 12 February 2005.[18] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during what remained of the 2004–05 season.[19] Myall was a virtual ever-present during the 2005–06 season and made 41 appearances, scoring three goals.[20][21] He made six appearances during the early part of the 2006–07 season, before leaving the club in September.[22] Myall made 56 appearances and scored four goals during his time with the Seasiders.

Horsham

Myall signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Horsham in September 2006 and made 31 appearances and scored one goal during the 2006–07 season.[22] Myall left Horsham at the end of the 2007–08 season,[23] after making 33 appearances over the course of the campaign.[24] He made 64 appearances and scored one goal during his time with the Hornets.

Eastbourne United Association

Myall signed for Sussex County League Second Division club Eastbourne United Association in December 2012.[4]

Late career

Myall joined Kuala Lumpur Expat & Veterans League club KL International while resident in Malaysia.[25] After moving to Hong Kong, he played for veterans' club Discovery Bay, finishing as champions of the Legal League in the 2014–15 season.[26]

Coaching and managerial career

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Myall spent time in the US, coaching children in Atlanta and Chicago.[3] As of April 2022, he was manager of Eastbourne Town Vets.[27][28]

Personal life

During a Q&A for a Brentford matchday programme in September 1997, Myall revealed he supported Liverpool as a boy.[29] Myall worked office jobs in the early 2000s, but was inspired to become a PE teacher and enrolled on a course at Brighton University in 2002,[3] graduating with a PE degree in 2005.[30] He worked as a Head of department at a state school in Lambeth and later emigrated to Kuala Lumpur.[25] Myall moved from Kuala Lumpur to take up the position of Head of Secondary Physical Education at the Discovery Bay International School in Hong Kong.[30] He moved back to Britain in 2015 to become a Head of Section and teacher of sport at Gildredge House Free School in his hometown,[31] Eastbourne.[30]

Honours
Hastings United

Discovery Bay

  • Legal League: 2014–15[26]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion Total 80 4 4 0 4 0 5 0 93 4
Brentford 1997–98[8] Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hastings United 2002–03[14] Southern League Premier Division 13 3 0 0 — 0 0 13 3
2003–04[16] Southern League First Division East 18 4 0 0 — 0 0 18 4
Total 31 7 0 0 — 0 0 31 7
Eastbourne Borough 2003–04[16] Southern League Premier Division 8 0 — — — 8 0
2004–05[19] Conference South 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 0
Folkestone Invicta 2004–05[19] Isthmian League Premier Division 9 1 — — — 9 1
2005–06[20] 39 3 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 41 3
2006–07[22] 6 0 — — — 6 0
Total 54 4 1 0 — 1 0 56 4
Horsham 2006–07[22] Isthmian League Premier Division 29 1 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 31 1
2007–08[24] 27 0 3 0 — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 33 0
Total 56 1 4 0 — 4 0 64 1
Eastbourne United Association 2012–13[32] Sussex County League Second Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 242 16 9 0 4 0 10 0 265 16
  1. Appearances in Isthmian League Cup

References
  1. "Stuart Myall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. Stuart Myall at Soccerbase
  3. "Stuart hopes for double milestone". The Argus. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. "United Aim Myall High". Eastbourne United Association FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 230.
  6. Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham. Quay Design of Poole. 27 August 1996.
  7. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 517.
  8. "Games played by Stuart Myall in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Wrexham. Quay Design of Poole. 29 November 1997. pp. 30–31.
  10. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 263.
  11. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 232.
  12. "Hastings Town – 2001–02 Season". Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  13. "Myall could miss rest of season". Hastings and St. Leonards Observer. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  14. "Player Details: Season 2002–2003 Stuart Myall". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  15. "Wilson Goes That Extra Myall". Eastbourne Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  16. "Player Details: Season 2003–2004 Stuart Myall". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  17. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 423.
  18. "Player Profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  19. "Player Details: Season 2004–2005 Stuart Myall". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  20. "Player Details: Season 2005–2006 Stuart Myall". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  21. "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Myall Stuart". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  22. "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Myall Stuart". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  23. "Hornets pair are latest to leave". West Sussex County Times. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  24. "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Myall Stuart Thomas". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  25. "Stuart Myall". KLInternationalFC. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  26. "Hong Kong Legal League – since 1992". www.legalleague.com.hk. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  27. "Sussex Veterans Challenge Cup Final Preview". Sussex County FA. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  28. "Eastbourne Town Win Third Vets Cup". Sussex County FA. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  29. Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Burnley. Quay Design of Poole. 27 September 1997.
  30. "Teaching Staff". Gildredge House Free School. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  31. "Gildredge House Bulletin Issue 31, 8th May 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  32. "Stuart Myall". Eastbourne United Association FC. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

Bibliography
  • Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 9781906796723.
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