Player #487
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1960-61
1961-62
Retired
Alfie Hale
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1961-62 🕒 7 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | #487 |
Season :
1960-61 | 1961-62 |
Age :
20 | 21 |
Division :
D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # |
Appearances :
2 | 5 |
Starts :
2 | 5 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 |
Goals :
1 | 1 |
Assists :
0 | 0 |
Involvements :
1 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 5.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Alfred Hale
Birth Date
28 August 1939
Birth Place
Waterford
Birth Country
Republic of Ireland
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Citizenship
🇮🇪
Republic of Ireland
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
St. Joseph’s Juniors
1956-57 Waterford Youth
1957-58 Cork Hibernians Youth
1958-60 Waterford
League of Ireland
🕒 34 | ⚽ 21 | (League)
Original Transfer
Aged
20
From
Waterford United
For
£4,500
On
June 1960
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
22
Doncaster Rovers
Free
July 1962
Joe Mercer 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1962-65 Doncaster Rovers
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 119 | ⚽ 42 | (League)
1965-66 Newport County
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 34 | ⚽ 21 | (League)
1966-74 Waterford
League of Ireland
🕒 165 | ⚽ 111 | (League)
1974-75 Cork Celtic
1975-76 St Patrick’s Athletic
1976-77 Limerick
1981-82 Thurles Town
1982-83 Waterford
1983 Retired aged 43
Alfie Hale
Villa Career
1961-62 | £4.5k |
Football League First Division,
🕒 7 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | #487 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Joe Mercer 🏴 1961, 1962
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
First Squad
19 April 1961
Manager
Transfer In
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1960-61
19 April 1961
Leicester City (a), Division One
21
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1961-62
24 February 1962
Fulham (h), Division One
22
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Squad
24 February 1962
Manager
Joe Mercer 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Republic of Ireland
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
🕒 14 | 11 (3) | ⚽ 2 |
Republic of Ireland
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Alfie Hale
Player #486 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.