Norman Chalk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman William Chalk | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Bitterne, Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 2005 (aged 88–89) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bitterne C of E School | |||
| Obelisk Rovers | |||
| Woolston Wednesday | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1939 | Southampton | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Norman William Chalk (28 October 1916 – 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back for Southampton in the period before the Second World War.
Chalk was born in the Bitterne area of Southampton[1] and educated at the local Church of England School. He captained the Southampton Schools football team and gained schoolboy honours with Hampshire.[2]
He was signed by Southampton as an amateur in May 1937 and awarded a professional contract four months later. Described as "strong and rugged",[2] his first-team debut came on 7 May 1938, when he took the place of David Affleck in the final match of the season, a 4–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle.[3]
Chalk spent most of the next season back in the reserves until he was given a run of four matches at centre-half in April 1939, with both Affleck and George Smith unavailable, before losing his place to Tom Carnaby.[4]