Macauley Southam-Hales

Macauley Southam-Hales

Southam-Hales with Stockport County
Personal information
Full name	Macauley Anthony Southam-Hales [1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales [2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position	Right back
Team information
Current team	Bristol Rovers
Number	23
Youth career
2005–2017	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Barry Town United	49	(4)
2019–2020	Fleetwood Town	2	(0)
2020	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	7	(0)
2020–2025	Stockport County	105	(5)
2025–	Bristol Rovers	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:23, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Macauley Anthony Southam-Hales (born 2 February 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL League Two club Bristol Rovers.

Career

Southam-Hales playing for Cardiff City's development team in 2014.

Fleetwood Town

After playing for Cardiff City and Barry Town United, Southam-Hales signed for Fleetwood Town in January 2019. ^[4] In January 2020 he moved on loan to Hartlepool United. ^[5] After returning to Fleetwood following the loan spell, Southam-Hales was a late substitute in the League One play-off tie against Wycombe Wanderers. ^[6]

Stockport County

In September 2020, Southam-Hales signed for National League side Stockport County. ^[7] In December 2022 he was injured during a FA Cup match; footage of the incident was used by the Football Association in a TikTok, for which they later apologised. ^[8] He was given the all clear after going to hospital. ^[9] The Professional Footballers Association called for changes to safety rules following the incident. ^[10] In February 2024, Southam-Hales suffered a rupture to his patella tendon, ruling him out for up to nine months. ^[11] In May 2024, he signed a new one-year deal. ^[12]

Following the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, the club confirmed that they were still in conversation with Southam-Hales regarding a new contract. ^[13] On 20 June, it was confirmed that he would depart the club at the end of the month following the expiration of his contract. ^[14]

Bristol Rovers

Later that month it was announced that he would join Bristol Rovers on 1 July 2025, on a free transfer. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barry Town	2017–18 [16]	Welsh Premier League	28	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	29	4
	2018–19 [16]	Welsh Premier League	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
	Total		49	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	51	5
Fleetwood Town	2018–19 [17]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20 [18]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	4	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2019–20 [16]	National League	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Stockport County	2020–21 [16]	National League	28	2	2	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	33	2
	2021–22 [16]	National League	30	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	2022–23 [19]	League Two	9	0	3	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	13	0
	2023–24 [20]	League Two	21	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	2024–25 [21]	League One	17	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	3
	Total		105	5	13	0	1	0	4	0	123	5
Bristol Rovers	2025–26 [22]	League Two	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	1
Career total			174	10	15	1	2	0	7	0	198	11

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy and EFL League One play-offs
2. Two appearances in the FA Trophy and one appearance in the National League play-offs.
3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Stockport County

• National League: 2021–22 ^[23]
• EFL League Two: 2023–24 ^[24]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
2. "Macauley Southam-Hales: 2018/2019 Biography & Statistics – Welsh Premier League". www.wpl.cymru.
3. "Macauley Southam-Hales Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
4. "Macaulay Southam-Hales: Welsh full-back joins Fleetwood Town from Barry". BBC Sport. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
5. "Hartlepool United secure 'modern day full-back' on loan from Fleetwood Town". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. 23 January 2020.
6. "Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
7. "Southam-Hales Signs For County!". Stockport County Official Site. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
8. "FA apologises for Southam-Hales TikTok video". BBC Sport. 9 December 2022.
9. "Southam-Hales all-clear after hoardings collision". BBC Sport. 8 December 2022.
10. Rumsby, Ben (8 December 2022). "PFA demands safety rule review after Stockport player collides with advertising hoarding". The Telegraph– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
11. "Macauley Southam-Hales: Stockport defender out for six to nine months with patella tendon injury". BBC Sport. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
12. "Macca extends Edgely Park stay". www.stockportcounty.com. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
13. "Released and Retained list for next season confirmed". www.stockportcounty.com. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
14. "Macca set to move on". www.stockportcounty.com. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
15. "Alfie Kilgour & Macauley Southam-Hales: Bristol Rovers sign free-agent defenders". BBC Sport. 25 June 2025.
16. Macauley Southam-Hales at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 August 2021.
17. "Games played by Macauley Southam-Hales in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
18. "Games played by Macauley Southam-Hales in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
19. "Games played by Macauley Southam-Hales in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
20. "Games played by Macauley Southam-Hales in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
21. "Games played by Macauley Southam-Hales in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
22. "Games played by Macauley Southam-Hales in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
23. "National League: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
    "Stockport: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
24. "Join us in League One next season". Stockport County. 7 May 2024.