Kevin Hales

Kevin Hales

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Peter Hales [1]
Date of birth	(1961-01-13) 13 January 1961 (age 64) [1]
Place of birth	Dartford, [1] England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team	Rushden & Diamonds (coach)
Youth career
	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1983	Chelsea	20	(2)
1983–1993	Leyton Orient	353	(25)
Managerial career
1995–2000	Welling United
2000–2003	Stevenage Borough (assistant)
2003–2004	Margate (assistant)
2004	Erith & Belvedere
2004–2005	Hornchurch (assistant)
2005–2007	Weymouth (coach)
2007–2008	Rushden & Diamonds (coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Peter Hales (born 13 January 1961) is a football coach and former player. Before coaching, he played as a midfielder for Chelsea ^[3] and Leyton Orient, managed Welling United and Erith & Belvedere, ^[4] was assistant manager at Hornchurch ^[5] and coached at Weymouth ^[6] and Rushden & Diamonds.

Honours

Leyton Orient

• Football League Fourth Division play-offs: 1989 ^[7]

References

1. "Kevin Hales". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  214. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
3. Barker, Kelvin. "Kevin Hales". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
4. "Brief History of Erith and Belvedere Football Club". Erith & Belvedere F.C. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
5. "Newly appointed Erith & Belvedere boss sets his sights high". Kentish Football. 9 June 2004. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005.
6. "Kevin Hales". Weymouth F.C. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
7. Alexander, Jeremy (5 June 1989). "Cooper's late winner allows Orient and Comfort to get there in the end". The Guardian Archives. p. 14. Retrieved 27 August 2025– via Newspapers.com.