Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #491
Appearances:
7
Starts:
7
Goals:
2
Seasons:
2
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1961-62
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1961-62
Alfie Hale
Position
Forward
From
1960-61
To
1961-62
IMAGE CREDIT
Alfred Hale
Birth Date
Monday, 28 August 1939
Birth Place
Waterford, County Waterford
Birth Country
Ireland
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Waterford United
From
For
£4,500
On
June 1960
Previous Clubs
St. Joseph’s Juniors |
1956-57 Waterford |
1957-58 Cork Hibernians |
1958-60 Waterford |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Doncaster Rovers
For
Free
On
July 1962
Subsequent Clubs
1962-65 Doncaster Rovers |
1965-66 Newport County |
1966-74 Waterford |
1974-75 Cork Celtic |
1975-76 St Patrick’s Athletic |
1976-77 Limerick |
1981-82 Thurles Town |
1982-83 Waterford |
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1961-62
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1961-62
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1961-62 Aston Villa, £4.5k, 7 | 2 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Joe Mercer |
First Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 19 April 1961
Debut Appearance
Wednesday, 19 April 1961
Leicester City (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Wednesday, 19 April 1961
Final Appearance
Saturday, 24 February 1962
Fulham (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 24 February 1962
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Republic of Ireland
Alfie Hale
Player #491 for Aston Villa, Alfred Hale, known as Alfie Hale, played as a forward for the club.
Alan played for Villa in 1960-61 and 1961-62 making 7 appearances and scoring twice.
Alfie was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 28 August 1939 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Wednesday, 19 April 1961 aged 21.
Villa had signed Alfie from Waterford United for a fee of £4,500 in June 1960.
Alfie made two appearances as Villa finished 9th in their return to Division One but didn’t feature in Villa’s victorious run to the League Cup final in 1960-61 and didn’t play in the two legged final against Rotherham United that was held over to the following season due to fixture congestion.
However, Alfie couldn’t force his way into the Villa first team on a regular basis and went on to make just 5 more first team appearances, scoring twice.
Alfie played his final game for Villa the following season on Saturday, 24 February 1962, still aged just 22 and he moved on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1962.
Alfie had played under manager Joe Mercer.