John Hallam
Debut game
v Atherstone Town (h) 12th December 1953
Final game for Gresley Rovers first team
v Allenton Athletic (h) Derbyshire Senior Cup 1st Rnd, 11th December 1965
Top scorer:
1959-60 8 all league (joint)
1961-62 33 league and 6 cup
1962-63 18 league and 8 cup goals (joint)
1963-64 48 league and 3 cup goals
Following impressive displays in the Colts and 17 reserve games, John replaced veteran Fred Tapping for his first team debut in a Birmingham Combination game against the league leaders Atherstone Town at the Moat Ground.
John scored in the 2-2 draw.
For the season 1956-1957 John joined Burton Albion but after just one season returned to Gresley.
He was the leading scorer for seasons 1961-1962 (39 goals inc. 3 hat tricks) & 1962-1963 (26 goals) and joint leading scorer 1959-1960 (8 goals).
John also played one game in goal against Sutton Town at the Moat Ground owing to the unavailability of the regular keepers.
John sadly died on 7th December 2014.
Previous clubs
Moira United, Bangor City, Burton Albion, Atherstone Town, Donisthorpe Colliery,
| First Name | John |
| Last Name | Hallam |
| Signed | December 1953 |
| Position | Forward |
| Appearances | 219 |
| Goals Scored | 176 |
| Clean Sheets | 0 |
| Left | December 1965 |
