Alfred Hale was born on 28 August 1939 and is an Irish former football player and coach who played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland and the English League, most notably, Waterford, Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers and Cork Celtic.
13 Facts About Alfie Hale
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Alfie Hale spent much of his playing and coaching career at Waterford United.
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Alfie Hale left Waterford in 1960 but after seven seasons in the English League, he returned in 1966.
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Alfie Hale is the 7th highest League of Ireland goalscorer of all time with 153 league goals.
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Alfie Hale was awarded a benefit game in August 1971.
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However, Alfie Hale failed to establish himself in the Villa first team and went on to make just 7 first team appearances, scoring 2 goals.
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Alfie Hale scored four goals in a single game as he helped Rovers to a record league win when they beat Darlington.
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In three seasons with Rovers, Alfie Hale made 119 league appearances and scored 42 goals.
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Alfie Hale made 7 appearances for Rovers in the League Cup and 9 in the FA Cup, scoring 2 further goals.
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Alfie Hale signed for the Cork outfit in February 1974 and scored on his debut against Shamrock Rovers.
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Between 1962 and 1973, Alfie Hale made 14 appearances and scored 2 goals for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
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Alfie Hale went on to score twice for the Republic of Ireland, both goals coming in 1968, against Poland and then Austria.
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Alfie Hale returned to manage the club again between 1991 and 1993 and helped them achieve promotion from the First Division in 1992.