Dominic McHale

For the Irish actor, see Dominic MacHale.

Dominic McHale

Personal information
Full name	Dominic Michael McHale[1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Manchester,[2] England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hednesford Town
Youth career
0000–2014	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Barnsley	0	(0)
	→ Northwich Flixton Villa (dual reg)
2015	Ramsbottom United[3]	6	(0)
2015	Northwich Victoria
	Northwich Manchester Villa
2017	Achyronas Liopetriou	10	(3)
2017–2018	Salford City	3	(0)
2018	→ Trafford (loan)
2018	→ Hyde United (loan)	6	(0)
2018	Southport[4]	0	(0)
2018–2019	Ashton United	8	(1)
2019	FC United of Manchester	4	(1)
2019	Oldham Athletic	1	(0)
2019–2020	Romford[5]	2	(1)
2020	South Shields[6]	3	(1)
2020	Ashton United[7]	2	(0)
2020–2022	AFC Telford United	34	(6)
2022	→ Darlington (loan)	2	(0)
2022	Radcliffe[8]	3	(1)
2022	→ Matlock Town (loan)	5	(0)
2022	→ Gloucester City (loan)[2]	7	(2)
2022–2023	Gloucester City[2]	21	(10)
2023–2024	Brackley Town	18	(0)
2024	Scarborough Athletic	14	(0)
2024	→ Hereford (loan)[2]	3	(0)
2024–	Hednesford Town	22	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Dominic Michael McHale (born 18 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town.[9]

Playing career

McHale came through the Manchester City Academy before joining Barnsley on an 18-month contract in February 2014 after leaving City by mutual consent.[10]

He joined Northwich Flixton Villa for a spell during the 2014–15 festive season.[11]

He then joined Ramsbottom United in July 2015, having been released by Barnsley.[12] The following month he was sent off for his part in a mass 22-man fight in a match against Buxton.[13] In November he signed for Northwich Victoria,[14] before moving to Northwich Manchester Villa during the 2015–16 festive period.[15]

At the beginning of the 2016–17 season he appeared at least once for AFC Fylde's reserve team.[16] He also played for Achyronas Liopetriou during the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division season.[17]

After playing on trial for Salford City he signed for the club in August 2017 and made his debut as a late substitute in a league match against Stockport County on 15 August.[18] In February 2018 he joined Trafford on loan,[19] before the following month moving, again on loan, to Hyde United,[20] for whom he played six league matches.[21]

After leaving Salford he joined Ashton United in August 2018.[22] In March 2019 he joined FC United of Manchester,[23] and left the following month.[24]

On 30 August 2019 he joined League Two team Oldham Athletic having trained with them over the summer period.[25] He made one brief appearance in the Football League, as a very late substitute in a 2–2 draw away to Plymouth Argyle on 7 September,[2] and after three months, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[26] He joined Romford,[27] but left again in January 2020.[28]

In March 2020 he rejoined Ashton United,[29] and later that year signed for National League North club AFC Telford United.[30] On 25 March 2022, McHale joined another National League North club, Darlington, on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[31] at the end of which he was released by his parent club.[32]

McHale signed for Radcliffe of the Northern Premier League Premier Division ahead of the 2022–23 season,[33] and played three times before signing on loan for divisional rivals Matlock Town in September 2022.[34] After a month, during which he made five league appearances,[35] McHale returned to the National League North on a one-month loan at Gloucester City.[36] He scored twice on debut as his new side beat Farsley Celtic 5–1.[37] On 25 November 2022, McHale terminated his contract at Radcliffe by mutual consent,[38] signing permanently for Gloucester City the following day on a deal until the end of the season.[39] Four goals and four assists during January 2023 earned him the National League North Player of the Month award,[40] and he finished the season with 12 goals from 28 league matches.[2]

McHale joined another National North club, Brackley Town, ahead of the 2023–24 season.[41] He made 18 league appearances without scoring before his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 5 January 2024. His tour of that division continued the same day, first with Scarborough Athletic[42][43] and then, after 14 league matches without scoring,[2] with Hereford, which he joined on 22 March on loan until the end of the season.[44]

McHale joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town on 1 June 2024.[45]

Statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Season	Club	Division	League		FA Cup		League cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2014–15[46]	Barnsley	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total			0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. "Premier League – Squad List 2012/13: Manchester City" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
2. "D. McHale". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
3. "Dominic McHale's playing record". Ramsbottom United F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
4. "Dom McHale". Southport FC Former Players' Association. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
5. "Romford – Appearances – Dominic McHale – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
6. "South Shields – Appearances – Dominic McHale – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
7. "Ashton United – Appearances – Dominic McHale – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
8. "Radcliffe – Appearances – Dominic McHale – 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
9. "Hednesford Town – Appearances – Dominic McHale". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
10. "Barnsley sign former Manchester City winger Dominic McHale". BBC Sport. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
11. Templeman, Ian (2 January 2015). "Player movements over the festive season". Hallmark Security Football League. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017.
12. "Three new signings for Rammy". Pitchero Non-League. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
13. Slater, Chris (19 August 2015). "Watch: Mass brawl erupts during Ramsbottom United's game against Buxton". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
14. "Latest moves..." Pitchero Non-League. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
15. Templeman, Ian (1 January 2016). "Player movements during the 2015–16 festive period". Hallmark Security Football League. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017.
16. Armstrong, Paul (20 October 2016). "Ouch!". Workington A.F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017.
17. "11. Dominic McHale". Cypriot Football Database. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017.
18. "1st team – Roster: Dominic McHale". Salford City F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
19. "Trafford borrow Ammies midfielder". Pitchero Non-League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
20. "Hyde strengthen ahead of title run-in". Pitchero Non-League. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
21. "First team – The team: Dominic McHale". Hyde United F.C. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
22. Ashton United FC [@AshtonUnitedFC] (4 August 2018). "BREAKING: We are thrilled to announce the signing of Dom McHale. #WelcomeToAshton" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via Twitter.
23. "New signing: Midfielder Dominic McHale". FC United of Manchester. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
24. "Young Reds ready to impress at Darlington". FC United of Manchester. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
25. "Dominic McHale: Oldham Athletic sign former Manchester City winger". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
26. "First team player update". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
27. Gardener, Steve (23 November 2019). "Matchday and more players announced". Romford F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
28. "Three in – three out at Romford". Non League Today. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
29. Heyes, James (8 March 2020). "Weekly transfer update – 7th March". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
30. "Dom McHale signs". AFC Telford United. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
31. "Quakers sign Dominic McHale". Darlington FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
32. "Bucks confirm retained list". AFC Telford United. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
33. Wilson, Kieran (4 August 2022). "Dominic McHale becomes Radcliffe's eleventh signing of the Summer". Radcliffe F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
34. Gordon, James (20 September 2022). "Radcliffe midfielder joins Matlock on loan". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
35. "Matlock Town – Appearances – Dominic McHale – 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
36. "Dominic McHale joins on loan". Gloucester City A.F.C. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
37. Beeby, Sean (22 October 2022). "GCAFC 5–1 Farsley". Gloucester City A.F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
38. @radcliffeboro (25 November 2022). "↩️ Radcliffe FC can confirm the departure of forward, Dominic Mchale, who leaves the club upon the termination of his contact by mutual consent. We'd like to thank Dom for his efforts during his time with us, we wish him all the best in the future" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 November 2022 – via Twitter.
39. @GCAFCofficial (26 November 2022). "He's back for good! 😃 Dom McHale signs for City until the end of the season" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 November 2022 – via Twitter.
40. Elliott, Sam (15 February 2023). "Murray and McHale get their hands on the North's awards!". The National League. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
41. Dunham, Jon (6 July 2023). "Brackley are in good shape as they get ready for first friendly action". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
42. Tymon, Chris (5 January 2024). "Dom McHale leaves Brackley Town". Brackley Town F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
43. Hollingsowrth, Louise (5 January 2024). "Scarborough Athletic announce signing of new midfielder". Scarborough News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
44. "McHale joins the Bulls on loan". Hereford F.C. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
45. "Hednesford Town sign Dominic McHale". Hednesford Town F.C. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
46. "Games played by Dominic McHale in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

External links

• Dominic McHale at Soccerbase