Richard Anthony Hall (born 14 March 1972) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is an under-23's coach at Colchester United. As a player, he was defender who played in the Premier League for both Southampton and West Ham United, having previously played in the Football League with Scunthorpe United. He made over 30 appearances for Scunthorpe before being signed by Southampton for £200,000 in February 1991. After five years with the south-coast club and over 120 league appearances, Hall earned a £1.4 million move to West Ham in the summer of 1996. He made just eight appearances for the club before he was forced to retire from injury in 1999. While with Southampton, Hall made eleven appearances for England at under-21 level. Hall has served as caretaker manager of Colchester United, having previously been assistant to Tony Humes. He has also served as a professional development coach for the club, and prior to joining Colchester, he was under-18 coach for his hometown club Ipswich Town. Club career Born in Ipswich, Hall attended Kesgrave High School and was a member of the Ipswich Town youth team. He failed to make an appearance for the first-team, instead moving to Scunthorpe United. Hall spent two years as an apprentice at the club, and a further six months as a professional after signing his first contract. Between 1988 and 1991, Hall made 31 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, before earning a £200,000 move to Southampton on 13 February 1991. Hall made his debut for Southampton on the final day of the 1990–91 season on 11 May 1991 as a substitute for Neil Ruddock in a First Division 1–1 draw. In his five years with the club, Hall made 126 league appearances, scoring 12 goals. He also made 30 cup appearances, scoring a further four goals. Harry Redknapp signed Hall from Southampton for his West Ham United side in the summer of 1996 for a £1.4 million fee. An injury in pre-season delayed Hall's preparations for the 1996–97 season, eventually making his first-team debut on 9 April 1997 in a 0–0 Premier League draw with Middlesbrough at the Boleyn Ground. He made six further appearances until the end of the season. The following two seasons were blighted by injury, and he made his final appearance for West Ham on 13 January 1999 in a 1–0 away defeat to Swansea