Ken Hale (footballer)

Ken Hale
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Oliver Hale[1]
Date of birth18 September 1939[1]
Place of birthBlyth, Northumberland,[1] England
Date of death5 January 2015 (aged 75)[2]
Playing positionInside forward
Youth career
–Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1957–1962Newcastle United30(15)
1962–1966Coventry City99(27)
1966–1968Oxford United66(13)
1968–1972Darlington173(25)
1972–1974Halifax Town52(4)
Total420(84)
Teams managed
1972Darlington (player-manager)
1974–1976Hartlepool
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kenneth Oliver "Ken" Hale (18 September 1939 – 5 January 2015) was an English football player and manager. He played as an inside forward for Newcastle United, Coventry City, Oxford United, Darlington and Halifax Town, and scored 84 goals from 420 appearances in the Football League.[3][4] He had a brief spell as player-manager of Darlington in 1972, and went on to manage Hartlepool from 1974 to 1976.[1]

Managerial stats

Source:[5]
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Darlington January 1972 April 1972 21 7 2 12 33.33
Hartlepool June 1974 October 1976 117 40 31 46 34.19
Total 138 47 33 58 34.06

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ken Hale". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ken Hale RIP (18/09/1939–05/01/2015)". Coventry City Former Players Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ken Hale". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Player details: Ken Hale". Toon1892. Ken Scott. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Managers: Ken Hale". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2014.