West Ham United Weale was born in
Troed-y-rhiw in
Glamorgan and after playing youth football for
Merthyr Tydfil he was signed by
West Ham United in March 1925. He made his first team debut on 10 October 1925, replacing
Tommy Yews in a 1–0 victory over
Notts County. He only made three
First Division appearances for the "Hammers" in his two years with the club, before being transferred to
Swindon Town in June 1927.
Swindon Town He made his Swindon Town debut on 17 September 1927 in a
Third Division South match against
Charlton Athletic (drawn 2–2). Weale was unable to displace the long serving
Bertie Denyer on the right wing and it was only in April 1928 that he had a run in the first team when he played five matches, initially on the left (replacing
Alec Thom) before switching to his favoured right wing. In
the following season, he replaced Denyer for a run of thirteen matches from September, in which he scored seven goals (including twice against both
Brighton & Hove Albion and
Torquay United in consecutive matches). Once Denyer returned from injury in early December, Weale was transferred to
Southampton.
Southampton The "Saints" paid a then club record of £1000 to bring Weale to
The Dell having been watching him for some time. He immediately replaced
Bert Jepson in the No. 7 shirt and made his debut on 8 December 1928 in a 1–1 draw at
Clapton Orient. A "fast, clever right winger", he made a promising start to his Southampton career, and scored a
hat trick in a 4–0 victory over
Notts County on
Boxing Day, following this with goals in the next two matches. His crosses helped the centre-forwards,
Willie Haines (in 1928–29) and
Dick Rowley (in 1929–30) to score 16 and 25 goals respectively. By the middle of the
1929–30 season, Weale's form had become erratic and he lost his place to Jepson. Despite this, the club offered him a new contract in the summer of 1930, with terms of £5 per week (both winter and summer) rising to £8 per week when in the first team. before a spell in
non-League football. He subsequently played for
Newport County and
Wrexham and then travelled to
Belfast to join
Glentoran, before finishing his career back in the lower leagues in England. ==Family==