Danny Hale (footballer)

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Danny Hale
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-07-01) 1 July 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
St Malachy's
Cranburn Stars
Lisnagarvey Strollers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1961 Cliftonville
1961–1962 Glentoran 8 (3)
1962–1966 Crusaders
1966–1968 Dundalk 42 (22)
1968–1971 Derry City
1971–1972 Ards
International career
1960–1965 Northern Ireland Amateur 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danny Hale (born 1 July 1941) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a striker. He was a prolific goalscorer, netting over 300 times in a career spanning 13 seasons. [1]

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Club career

North Belfast man Hale played for St Malachy's, Cranburn Stars, Lisnagarvey Strollers, Cliftonville, Glentoran, Crusaders, Dundalk, Derry City and Ards. [2] [3] He was joint top scorer in the League of Ireland in the 1966–67 season, with 15 goals. [4] [5] Hale's 45 goals for Derry City in 1968–69 were the most since WWII and 21 league goals made him top goalscorer in the Irish League. [6]

International career

He won 3 Ireland amateur caps. [2]

Personal life

His grandsons Ronan and Rory are also footballers. [7] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ 'Danny Hale'. Dundalk FC, undated. Retrieved 10 January 2025
  2. 1 2 "Danny Hale | Dundalk F.C. Who's Who". dundalkfcwhoswho.com.
  3. ↑ "Danny Hale".
  4. ↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.org.
  5. ↑ "World of sport: Danny hails swinging sixties". 17 August 2002 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  6. 1 2 "Derry City's new signing follows in legendary grandad's footsteps - 40 year on!". Derry Journal. 10 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Talented young guns Ronan and Rory are continuing the proud Hale legacy". 23 July 2016 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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