Alfred Chalkley

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Alfred Chalkley
Personal information
Full name Alfred George Chalkley
Date of birth 1904
Place of birth    Plaistow, England
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1931 – 1937 West Ham United 188 (1)   
National team
1917 England Boys 1 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alfred Chalkley (born 1904) was an English association football player who played as a full-back for West Ham United.

Alf Chalkley, brother of West Ham centre-half George and Dartford left-back Charlie, was born in Plaistow in East London. 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.

Chalkley signed pro forms with West Ham after impressing in a trial game during the 1931-32 season. He made his Division One debut on 29 August 1931, a 1-0 away loss against Bolton Wanderers in front of 12,000 people. Two days later, he experienced a home crowd of 35,000, and a 3-1 win against Chelsea. He went on to make 202 League and cup appearances for the Irons, and was an ever-present during the 1934-35 season. His only goal came against Manchester City on March 2, 1932, a clearance from his own penalty area that somehow managed to clear City 'keeper Len Langford.

Chalkley represented the London FA in a game against Belgian team Diables Rouges, and also played for the London Combination three times.

He retired from the game in 1937.

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