Alf Hale

Alf Hale
Personal information
Full name Alfred Hale[1]
Date of birth (1906-01-24)24 January 1906[1]
Place of birth Kiveton Park, England
Date of death December 1972 (aged 66)[1]
Place of death Rotherham, Yorkshire, England[2]
Position(s) Left back / Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Kiveton Park Colliery
1925–1930 Lincoln City 156 (4)
1930–1932 Luton Town 22 (0)
1932–1934 Llanelly
1934–1936 Halifax Town 27 (0)
– Dinnington Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Hale (24 January 1906 – December 1972), known as Alf or Pally Hale, was an English professional footballer who made 205 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Luton Town and Halifax Town. He played as an outside left. He also played for Welsh League club Llanelly and in non-league football in the Sheffield area. He played at left back or left half.[3]

Life and career

Hale was born in Kiveton Park, Yorkshire,[1] and played football for his local club before joining Football League Third Division North club Lincoln City. He made his debut in September 1925, and over the next five seasons made 167 appearances in league and FA Cup matches, contributing to their runners-up finish in 1927–28.[1] He moved into the Southern Section with Luton Town in the 1930 close season,[4] for whom he played just 22 league matches.[3]

He then signed for club Llanelly, who were playing both in the Southern League and in the Welsh League,[5] which they won in 1932–33.[6] In March 1933, the Daily Mirror reported that Llanelly had received lucrative offers for numerous players, including Hale, but were not allowing them to leave because they hoped to gain admission to the Football League for the next season.[5] They failed in this,[7] and Hale returned to the Third Division North with Halifax Town in 1934. He finished his career back in non-league football with Dinnington Athletic.[3]

Hale died in 1972 at the age of 66.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Pally Hale". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013. Season details are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  2. ^ "Death registration". FreeBMD. FreeBMD. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "New Luton player". Daily Mirror. 30 July 1930. p. 19.
  5. ^ a b The Clubman (11 March 1933). "Sporting talk of day". Daily Mirror. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Welsh League South tables 1932–33". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Football League Division 3 (South) table 1932/33". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2013.