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

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			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

• Football League Third Division North second-place promotion: 1952–53[1]

References

1. 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)