Ray McHale

English footballer (born 1950)

Ray McHale
Personal information
Full name Raymond McHale[1]
Date of birth (1950-08-12) 12 August 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hillsborough Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1974 Chesterfield 124 (27)
1974–1976 Halifax Town 86 (21)
1976–1980 Swindon Town 173 (33)
1980–1981 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 (0)
1981–1982 Barnsley 53 (1)
1982–1985 Sheffield United 67 (2)
1983 → Bury (loan) 6 (0)
1985–1986 Swansea City 47 (1)
1986 Rochdale 7 (0)
1986–1987 Scarborough 25 (3)
Total 599 (88)
Managerial career
1989–1993 Scarborough
1994–1996 Scarborough
1999 Scarborough (caretaker)
2001 Scarborough (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond McHale (born 12 August 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] McHale began his career with Chesterfield before moving to Halifax Town. He later played the Football League for Swindon Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnsley, Sheffield United, Swansea City, Bury, Rochdale and Scarborough. making 599 appearances and scoring 87 goals.[3] He had two spells as manager of Scarborough in the Football League.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ray McHale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Ray McHale". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

External links

  • Ray McHale at Soccerbase
  • Ray McHale at Chesterfield-FC.co.uk
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1978–79 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year
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1979–80 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year
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Swindon Town F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
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Scarborough F.C. – managers
  • Boyle (1935–36)
  • Chapman (1945–46)
  • Hall (1946–47)
  • H. Taylor (1947–48)
  • F. Taylor (1948–50)
  • Bell (1950–53)
  • Halton (1953–54)
  • Robson (1954–57)
  • Higgins (1957–58)
  • Smailes (1959–61)
  • Brown (1961–64)
  • Franks (1964–65)
  • Myers (1965–66)
  • Shaw (1968–69)
  • Appleton (1969–73)
  • Houghton (1974–75)
  • Appleton (1975–81)
  • McAnearney (1981–82)
  • Dunn (1982)
  • Cottam (1982–84)
  • Dunn (1984–86)
  • Warnock (1986–89)
  • Morris (1989)
  • McHale (1989–93)
  • Chambers (1993)
  • Wicks (1993–94)
  • Ayre (1994)
  • McHale (1994–96)
  • Cook (1996)
  • Wadsworth (1996–99)
  • Mountfield (1999)
  • McHale (1999)
  • Addison (1999–2000)
  • Thompson (2000–01)
  • McHale (2001)
  • Kerr (2001)
  • Slade (2001–04)
  • Henry (2004–05)
  • Redfearn (2005–06)
  • Patterson (2006–07)


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