Reece Anthony Clive Hall-Johnson (born 9 May 1995) is an English

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who plays as a

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for King's Lynn Town. Hall-Johnson started his career at

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

academy and joined

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

academy at the age of 11. Hall-Johnson was part of the

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winning squad of Norwich in 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 but was released in 2016. After being released, he had spells at Maidstone United and

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before securing a move to Braintree Town in October 2016. After trialling since September, Hall-Johnson signed for

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

in October 2017.

Career

Norwich City

Early career

Hall-Johnson was born in

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and grew up in

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. Hall-Johnson began his career in the

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before joining

at the age of 11. He became an academy scholar in the summer of 2012 and was in the winning

squad with Norwich in May 2013. In December 2013, he signed a professional contract until the summer of 2016. He signed another one-year contract on 18 September 2015 with the option of another year. He made his professional debut in Norwich's 3–1

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victory against

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

on 26 August 2014. Hall-Johnson was released by Norwich in June 2016 after his contract expired.

Maidstone United

Hall-Johnson was listed in the squad for

in a pre-season fixture against St Neots Town 9 July 2016. On 7 August 2016,

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side Maidstone United announced that they had signed Hall-Johnson on a free transfer, after first choice right-back Callum Driver was injured in Maidstone's 1–0 loss away to

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

the previous week. He subsequently joined

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side

and made one appearance in September 2016.

Braintree Town

In October 2016, Hall-Johnson moved to his third club of the season, Braintree Town. He was sent off for a two-footed tackle on

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on 2 January 2017 in a 3–0 defeat at

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

. During his time at Braintree, he made 25 league appearances with 5 goals and 5 assists.

Grimsby Town

In September 2017, Hall-Johnson went on trial with

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side

. He appeared in two reserve games against

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

on 5 September 2017 and

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on 19 September 2017. On 16 October 2017, he signed for Grimsby on a one-year contract, after impressing manager

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and assistant Paul Wilkinson on his trial. Hall-Johnson re-joined his former academy manager Paul Wilkinson and fellow players

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, Ben Killip and Diallang Jaiyesimi who he played with at Norwich City. Hall-Johnson signed for National League side

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three days later, on a three-month deal. He made his debut for Chester on 21 October 2017 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Boreham Wood. On 23 October 2017, he scored the second goal for Chester in a 3–2 home victory over Barrow, a volley from the edge of the box. He made eleven appearances and scored one goal for Chester before the loan expired on 9 January 2018. Having returned from his loan spell at Chester, he made his debut on 3 February 2018 for Grimsby in a 1–1 draw against

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Northampton Town

On 17 June 2019, Hall-Johnson joined League Two side

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on a one-year deal.

Wrexham

On 24 August 2020, Hall-Johnson joined

side

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Barnet

On 4 July 2023, Hall-Johnson signed for National League club

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. In February 2025, he joined

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional association football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the Na ...

on a one-month loan deal. After four goals in 47 games in all competitions, Hall-Johnson was released at the end of the 2024-25 season.

King's Lynn Town

Hall-Johnson joined King's Lynn Town for the 2025-26 season.

Personal life

His cousin is Robert Hall who most recently played for

Cheshunt Cheshunt (/ˈtʃɛzənt/ CHEZ-ənt) is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, situated within the London commuter belt approximately north of Central London. The town lies on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering th ...

Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Norwich City *

: 2012–13 Wrexham *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Barnet *

: 2024–25

References

External links

* at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
Reece Hall-Johnson
at Soccerbase * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall-Johnson, Reece 1995 births Living people Footballers from Aylesbury English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norwich City F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent 21st-century English sportsmen