Jack Hallam (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Hallam | ||
| Date of birth | 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Oswestry, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 March 1949 (aged 79–80) | ||
| Place of death | Swindon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1890 | Oswestry Town | ||
| 1890–1896 | Small Heath | 133 | (54) |
| 1896–1897 | Swindon Town | 14 | (4) |
| 1897–1898 | Trowbridge Town | ||
| 1898–1899 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1889 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John "Jack" Hallam (1869 – 7 March 1949) was a 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, Swindon Town and Trowbridge Town.
Born in the Oswestry, Shropshire, in England but on the border with Wales, Hallam started his football career with clubs in his native town. While with Oswestry Town he won international honours for Wales, on 23 February 1889 in a 4–1 defeat to England. A report of the match said that Hallam "showed great speed but was evidently nervous and hesitated too much".
In 1890 he moved to Small Heath, then playing in the Football Alliance, and made more than 150 appearances for the club in all competitions. The strength of Hallam's game lay in his speed, and he formed fine partnerships on the right side with both Charlie Short and Billy Walton. In Small Heath's first Football League season, they won the inaugural Second Division championship; Hallam contributed 17 goals, and was only outscored by future England international Fred Wheldon. 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.
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