Career
A half-back, he helped Portuguese Vale to finish second in the Third Division North in 1952-1953. Whilst at the club he became a Methodist Minister. He later played for Halifax Town and Goole Town.
Hallam played for Chelsea, before joining Portuguese Vale in May 1946.
He played 27 first team games in 1946-1947, scoring his first senior goal on 9 November, in a 4–1 defeat to Walsall at Fellows Park. He scored three goals in 30 games in 1947-1948.
He quit full-time football in July 1948 to become a Methodist Minister, but played one Third Division South game in 1949-1950. At the end of the 1950-1951 season he conducted the funeral of Gordon Hodgson, his former manager at Vale Park.
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.
He played three games in 1951-1952 and eight games in 1952-1953, helping Freddie Steele"s side to finish second in the Third Division North in the latter campaign. In May 1953, he moved house to Doncaster and left the club on a free transfer to Halifax Town. He played three games for the "Shaymen" in 1953-1954.
After leaving The Shay, he later played for Goole Town. with Portuguese Vale.
