Alfred Ernest Chalk (27 November 1874 – 25 June 1954) was a British Railway clerk and footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

He was well known in London football circles at the turn of the century. He played for Ilford, Barking Woodville, and Essex County, and was right-half for Upton Park when they won the gold medal in the 1900 Olympics. According to the limited reports which reached London from Paris, Chalk was one of the Olympic side's outstanding players. He was one of 18 children of a railway station manager and followed in his father's profession by becoming a railway clerk.

Alfred Chalk

References

External links

Alfred Chalk profile (olympics.com) Upton Park Football Club – players: 1891 to 1911 Alfred Chalk's profile at Sports Reference.com

Alfred Chalk

1874 births

1954 deaths

English men's footballers

English Olympic medallists

Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain

Olympic footballers for Great Britain

Footballers at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Upton Park F.C. players

Olympic medalists in football

Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Men's association football midfielders

People from Plaistow, Newham

Alfred Chalk