Career
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.
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.
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. He then moved to Swindon Town, where he played for one season in the Southern League, followed by a season with Trowbridge Town in the Western League, then returning to Swindon for a final season in their Western League team
After football he worked for the Great Western Railway, based at Swindon, Wiltshire, and died in the town in 1949 aged about 80.