Norman Hallam

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Norman Hallam
Personal information
Full name Norman Henry Hallam[1]
Date of birth (1920-10-23)23 October 1920[1]
Place of birth Longton, England[1]
Date of death 1997 (aged 76–77)
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1953 Port Vale 63 (4)
1953–1954 Halifax Town 3 (0)
Goole Town
Total 66+ (4+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Henry Hallam (23 October 1920 – 1997) was an English footballer. A half-back, he helped Port Vale to finish second in the Third Division North in 1952–53. Whilst at the club, he became a Methodist minister. He later played for Halifax Town and Goole Town.

Career

Hallam played for Chelsea before joining Port Vale in May 1946.[1] He played 27 first-team games in 1946–47, scoring his first senior goal on 9 November, in a 4–1 defeat to Walsall at Fellows Park.[1] He scored three goals in 30 games in 1947–48.[1] He quit full-time football in July 1948 to become a Methodist Minister, but played one Third Division South game in 1949–50.[1] At the end of the 1950–51 season he conducted the funeral of Gordon Hodgson, his former manager at Vale Park.[1] Hallam re-joined the "Valiants" in January 1952, although did not play regularly, as living in Birmingham he couldn't always make it to matches.[1] He played three games in 1951–52 and eight games in 1952–53, helping Freddie Steele's side to finish second in the Third Division North in the latter campaign.[1] In May 1953, he moved house to Doncaster and left the club on a free transfer to Halifax Town.[1] He played three games for the "Shaymen" in 1953–54. After leaving The Shay, he later played for Goole Town.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1946–47 Third Division South 22 1 5 0 27 1
1947–48 Third Division South 29 3 1 0 30 3
1948–49 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949–50 Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
1950–51 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951–52 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
1952–53 Third Division North 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 63 4 6 0 69 4
Halifax Town 1953–54 Third Division North 3 0 1 0 4 0

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Norman Hallam at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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