Michael Raynes

Michael Raynes
Raynes playing for Oxford United in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael Bernard Raynes[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Wythenshawe, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Stockport Town
Youth career
0000–2004 Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Stockport County 153 (6)
2010–2011 Scunthorpe United 34 (0)
2011–2012 Rotherham United 33 (0)
2012–2015 Oxford United 69 (1)
2015 Mansfield Town 10 (0)
2015–2017 Carlisle United 71 (5)
2017–2019 Crewe Alexandra 34 (2)
2019 → Hartlepool United (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Hartlepool United 28 (0)
2020–2022 Ashton United 22 (1)
2022– Stockport Town 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Michael Bernard Raynes (born 15 October 1987) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Stockport Town.

Career

Born in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, Raynes began his career as a trainee at Stockport County.[1] He made his debut in a 2–1 FA Cup second round replay defeat at Swansea City in December 2004, two months after his 17th birthday, and became a regular in the first team during the second half of the 2004–05 season.[2] By the end of the 2007–08 season, he had made over 90 league and cup appearances for Stockport.[3] He signed a new contract in January 2008, keeping him at Stockport until 2010.[4]

He signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Scunthorpe United on 1 February 2010, for an undisclosed fee.[5]

He joined Rotherham United but was transfer-listed by the club in May 2012,[6] and left by mutual consent later in the same month.[7]

He signed a contract with Oxford United on 11 July 2012.[8]

At the end of 2014–15 season Raynes was released by Mansfield Town after only making a handful of appearances for the club since joining in January 2015.[9] However, he was not a free agent for long as on 20 May 2015 Raynes was signed by Carlisle United by manager Keith Curle on a one-year contract.[10] Raynes smashed home a brace in a 3–2 home victory against League Two strugglers Yeovil Town in October.

In May 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Crewe Alexandra, after turning down a new offer at Brunton Park.[11] Playing against Carlisle on 23 September 2017, Raynes gave away a penalty and scored an own goal as his former team won 5–0.[12] On 17 October 2017, he scored his first goal for Crewe, at Gresty Road against Notts County,[13] but was sent off in his next game, a defeat by Accrington Stanley.[14]

In January 2019, after just six first-team appearances in his second season for Crewe, he was signed on loan by Hartlepool United until the end of the season.[15] Raynes made just three appearances after Hartlepool after succumbing to injury following a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient on 9 February 2019. At the end of the 2018–19 season, Raynes was released by Crewe,[16] and having done enough to impress in his brief loan spell, signed for Hartlepool on a permanent basis on 23 May 2019.[17] Raynes was released at the end of the 2019–20 season.[18]

Personal life

He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in July 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Science.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 December 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 2004–05[19] League One 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2005–06[20] League Two 25 1 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 29 1
2006–07[21] 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2007–08[22] 28 0 2 0 0 0 3[a] 0 33 0
2008–09[23] League One 35 5 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 39 5
2009–10[24] 25 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 28 1
Total 141 7 10 0 2 0 6 0 159 7
Scunthorpe United 2009–10[24] Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
2010–11[25] 22 0 1 0 2 0 — 25 0
Total 34 0 1 0 2 0 — 37 0
Rotherham United 2011–12[26] League Two 33 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 36 0
Oxford United 2012–13[27] League Two 38 1 3 1 2 0 3[a] 0 46 2
2013–14[28] 27 0 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2014–15[29] 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 15 0
Total 79 1 6 1 2 0 5 0 92 2
Mansfield Town 2014–15[29] League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Carlisle United 2015–16[30] League Two 40 3 5 0 3 0 1[a] 0 49 3
2016–17[31] 41 2 2 0 2 0 3[b] 0 48 3
Total 81 5 7 0 5 0 4 0 97 6
Crewe Alexandra 2017–18[32] League Two 29 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 34 2
2018–19[33] 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Total 34 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 40 2
Hartlepool United 2018–19[33] National League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20[34] 28 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Total 31 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
Ashton United 2020–21[35] NPL Premier Division 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 2
2021–22[36] 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
Total 22 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 29 2
Stockport Town 2022–23[37] North West Counties League
Division One South 		7 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 2
Career total 472 18 35 1 13 0 26 2 546 21
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs

References

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  5. ^ "Iron sign Stockport defender". Scunthorpe United F.C. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Evans announces retained list". Rotherham United FC. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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  8. ^ "Oxford United sign Michael Raynes on a free transfer". BBC Sport. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Retained list confirmed - News". Mansfield Town FC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Carlisle sign centre-back Raynes". BBC Sport. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Michael Raynes: Crewe Alexandra sign Carlisle United defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. ^ Kennedy, Liam (18 January 2019). "Hartlepool United transfer latest: Experienced defender set to sign for Pools". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  16. ^ Morse, Peter (7 May 2019). "Crewe Alex: Ben Garratt released and George Ray to exit as retained list announced". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  17. ^ United, Hartlepool (23 May 2019). "Pools Complete Signing Of Michael Raynes". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  18. ^ United, Hartlepool (18 May 2020). "Hartlepool United Retained List". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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