Jack Hallam

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Hallam


fullname = John Hallam
dateofbirth = February 1869
cityofbirth = Oswestry
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 7 March 1949
cityofdeath = Swindon
countryofdeath = England
height = height|ft=5|in=5
position = Outside right
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1888–1890
1890–1896
1896–1900
clubs = Oswestry Town
Small Heath
Swindon Town
caps(goals) =
133 (54)
014 0(4)
nationalyears = 1889
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)

John "Jack" Hallam (February 1869 – 7 March 1949) was an English-born professional footballer who played as an outside right. He was capped at full international level for Wales. He played 133 games for Small Heath in the Football Alliance and the Football League, and also represented Oswestry Town and Swindon Town.

Born in Oswestry, Shropshire, on the border with Wales, Hallam started his football career with clubs in his home town. While with Oswestry Town he won international honours for Wales on 23 February 1889 in a 4–1 defeat to England. In 1890 he moved to Small Heath, then playing in the Football Alliance, and made over 150 appearances for the club. Though the strength of Hallam's game lay in his speed, he contributed 17 goals – and was only outscored by future England international Fred Wheldon – in Small Heath's first Football League season, in which they won the inaugural Second Division championship. He also helped them to runners-up spot and promotion to the First Division the following year and played a further 18 months in the top flight. He then moved to Swindon Town in the Southern League. After football he worked for the Great Western Railway, based at Swindon, Wiltshire, and died in the town in 1949 aged 80.

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=pp. 93, 140–43 |isbn=1-85983-010-2
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000 |publisher=Britespot |location=Cradley Heath |year=2000 |month=October |pages=pp. 103, 109 |id=ISBN 0-9539288-0-2
*cite web
url=http://www.wfda.co.uk/international_details.php?id=31 |title=England 4-1 Wales |publisher=Welsh Football Data Archive |accessdate=2007-11-05
*cite web
url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=HALLAMJA |title=Jack Hallam |publisher=Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk (a Swindon Town resource) |accessdate=2007-11-05

Persondata
NAME = Hallam, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hallam, John
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = February 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH = Oswestry, Shropshire, England
DATE OF DEATH = 1949-07-03
PLACE OF DEATH = Swindon, Wiltshire, England