Alfie Hale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Hale | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 195x–1957 | St. Joseph's Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | Waterford | 5 | (5) |
| 1957–1958 | Cork Hibernians | ? | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | Waterford | 34 | (21) |
| 1960–1962 | Aston Villa | 5 | (1) |
| 1962–1965 | Doncaster Rovers | 119 | (42) |
| 1965–1966 | Newport County | 34 | (21) |
| 1966–1974 | Waterford | 165 | (111) |
| 1974–1975 | Cork Celtic | ? | (9) |
| 1975–1976 | St Patrick's Athletic | ? | (3) |
| 1976–1977 | Limerick | 7 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Thurles Town | 22 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | Waterford | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1973 | Republic of Ireland | 14 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1970 | Waterford United | ||
| 1974–1975 | Cork Celtic | ||
| 1981–1982 | Thurles Town | ||
| 1982–1988 | Waterford United | ||
| 1988–1989 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
| 1991–1993 | Waterford United | ||
| 1995–1999 | Kilkenny City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alfred "Alfie" Hale (born 28 August 1939 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is a former Irish footballer and manager who played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland and the English League, most notably, Waterford United, Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers and Cork Celtic. During his career Hale scored 153 goals in the League of Ireland and a further 66 with English League clubs. As an international, Hale also played for the Republic of Ireland.
After retiring as a player Hale managed several teams in the League of Ireland, most notably, Cork Celtic, Waterford United and Kilkenny City. In June 2003, Hale and such other notable Waterford footballers as Davy Walsh, Paddy Coad, Peter Thomas, Jim Beglin and John O'Shea were honoured by the Waterford City Council and presented with a Waterford Crystal vase.
Hale spent much of his playing and coaching career at Waterford United. His father, three brothers and two uncles had all played for the club in the 1930s. In 1930 the trio even formed an all-Hale half-back line in a league game at home to Bohemians. At the age of 17 Hale junior along with Peter Fitzgerald (footballer) made a scoring League of Ireland debut at Kilcohan Park on St Patrick's Day 1957 in a 3–1 win over Bohemians
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