Ray McHale

Ray McHale
Personal information
Full name Raymond McHale[1]
Date of birth (1950-08-12) 12 August 1950 (age 74)
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.

  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.