Alfred Chalkley

Alfred Chalkley
Personal information
Full name Alfred George Chalkley[1]
Date of birth (1904-08-16)16 August 1904[2]
Place of birth Plaistow, Essex, England
Date of death 11 June 1971(1971-06-11) (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Tasburgh, Norfolk[2]
Position Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1937 West Ham United 188 (1)
International career
1917 England Boys 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred George Chalkley (16 August 1904 – 11 June 1971) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for West Ham United.[3]

Chalkley, brother of West Ham centre-half George and Dartford left-back Charlie, was born in Plaistow. He played schoolboy football as an outside-left, and was capped for England Boys against Scotland in 1917, although he served with the Army during World War I and later became a steel erector.[3]

Chalkley signed professional forms with West Ham in 1931 after impressing in a trial game and played 29 games of the 1931–32 season. His Division One debut came in the first game of the season, a 1–0 away loss against Bolton Wanderers on 29 August 1931, in front of 15,740 people. Two days later, he experienced a home crowd of 28,338, and a 3–1 win against Chelsea. His only goal came against Manchester City on 2 March 1932,[4] a clearance from his own penalty area that somehow managed to clear City 'keeper Len Langford.[3]

He went on to make 202 League and FA Cup appearances for the Irons,[5] and was an ever-present during the 1934–35 season.[6] Chalkley's final appearance for the West Ham first team was against Fulham on 7 November 1936. After that, he featured regularly for the London Combination side up until January 1944.[2]

During World War II, he made 34 appearances in the Football League South, 18 in the London League, 2 in the League South Cup, 11 in the London War Cup and 5 in the Football League War Cup.[4]

Chalkley represented the London FA in a game against Diables Rouges of Belgium, and also played for the London Combination three times.[3]

He retired from football after leaving West Ham.[4]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. ^ a b c d Marsh, Steve. "Alfred CHALKLEY ... (1931–1937)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 46. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  4. ^ a b c "Alfred Chalkley". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  5. ^ Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. Decoubertin Books. pp. 496–497. ISBN 978-1-909245-27-3.
  6. ^ "2nd Division 1934–35". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 October 2017.


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