City in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Tim Breacker, before retiring in April 1999 at the age of 27. International career Hall made his debut for England at under-21 level as a substitute for goalscorer Andy Cole in England's 2–2 draw with Hungary on 12 May 1992 in Vác. He made his first start for Lawrie McMenemy's side on 28 May in England's Toulon Tournament draw with France. He scored his first under-21 goal on 16 February 1993 in his third appearance for the side in a 6–0 win over San Marino at Luton Town's Kenilworth Road stadium in a 1994 European Under-21 Championship qualifier. He also started in a qualifying draw with Turkey on 30 March and in a 3–0 win over the Netherlands on 27 April, before he scored his second and final under-21 goal on 28 May 1993, one year to the day since his first start for the side. He scored in the Young Lions' 4–1 win away in Poland. Hall made further appearances in England's successful 1993 Toulon Tournament side, starting in a 2–0 win over Portugal and draws against Czech Republic and Brazil in the group stages. He also played in their semi-final 1–0 win over Scotland on 13 June, before playing in the 1–0 final victory over France, which was to be his eleventh and final appearance for the side. He was also called up to Terry Venables' get-together England squad in April 1995, but ultimately was never capped for the senior side. Coaching career Following his retirement from playing, Hall joined his former club Ipswich Town as a part-time member of the coaching staff in 2001. He was named as a full-time first-team coach in July 2006, alongside his academy role. After a restructuring of the academy in March 2009, Hall was made redundant by Ipswich following academy manager Tony Humes out of the club. Both Humes and Hall joined Colchester United's Academy after leaving Ipswich in 2009. Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Hall was put in charge of the Colchester United reserve team while retaining his first-team and youth-team coaching roles. With Tony Humes named as Colchester United manager following Joe Dunne's exit on 1 September 2014, Hall was announced as Humes' assistant manager. Hall was named as caretaker manager at Colchester United alongside John McGreal following Tony Humes dismissal as manager on 26 November 2015. However,