| Alf Wheeler | |
| Fullname: | Alfred James Wheeler |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Bilston, England |
| Death Place: | Wolverhampton, England[1] |
| Position: | Inside forward, centre forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Thompson Brothers |
| Youthyears2: | 1929–1931 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 1931–1932 |
| Clubs1: | Walsall |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 1932 |
| Clubs2: | Mossley |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1932–1933 |
| Clubs3: | Brentford |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1933–1934 |
| Clubs4: | Northampton Town |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1934–1935 |
| Clubs5: | Southampton |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 1935 |
| Clubs6: | Barnsley |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1935–1936 |
| Clubs7: | Norwich City |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1936–1937 |
| Clubs8: | Gillingham |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 1937 |
| Clubs9: | Dudley |
Alfred James Wheeler (4 April 1910 – 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the Football League in the 1930s.
Wheeler was born in Bilston, near Wolverhampton[2] and started his professional career with Walsall in the Football League Third Division North, for whom he scored three goals in eleven league appearances.[3] After a spell in the Cheshire County League with Mossley,[4] Wheeler joined Brentford, before joining Northampton Town for the 1933–34 season, in which he made five appearances, scoring once.[3]
In July 1934, he joined Southampton of the Second Division,[2] making his debut playing at inside-left at home to Port Vale on 27 August. He was in and out of the side for most of the season, with Arthur Holt the preferred inside-left. In November 1934, Wheeler played three matches at centre-forward in place of Norman Cole, scoring an "outstanding" hat-trick in the first 27 minutes of a 4–1 victory over Bradford City.[5] A lack of consistency led to him being dropped in favour of new signing, Walter Pollard, and Wheeler was transfer listed at the end of the season.[2]
In August 1935, he joined Barnsley for a fee of £100,[2] and in October he moved on to Norwich City,[2] but he never played first-team football for either club.[3] In the summer of 1936, he joined his final league club, Gillingham, making a further eight league appearances, scoring three goals.[3]