| Dominic McHale | |
| Fullname: | Dominic Michael McHale[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Hednesford Town |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Barnsley |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Northwich Flixton Villa (dual reg) |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Ramsbottom United[2] |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | Northwich Victoria |
| Clubs5: | Northwich Manchester Villa |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Achyronas Liopetriou |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Salford City |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Trafford (loan) |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | → Hyde United (loan) |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Southport[3] |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs11: | Ashton United |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | FC United of Manchester |
| Caps12: | 4 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps13: | 1 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs14: | Romford[4] |
| Caps14: | 2 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Years15: | 2020 |
| Clubs15: | South Shields[5] |
| Caps15: | 3 |
| Goals15: | 1 |
| Years16: | 2020 |
| Clubs16: | Ashton United[6] |
| Caps16: | 2 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs17: | AFC Telford United |
| Caps17: | 34 |
| Goals17: | 6 |
| Years18: | 2022 |
| Clubs18: | → Darlington (loan) |
| Caps18: | 2 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
| Years19: | 2022 |
| Clubs19: | Radcliffe[7] |
| Caps19: | 3 |
| Goals19: | 1 |
| Years20: | 2022 |
| Clubs20: | → Matlock Town (loan) |
| Caps20: | 5 |
| Goals20: | 0 |
| Years21: | 2022 |
| Clubs21: | → Gloucester City (loan) |
| Caps21: | 7 |
| Goals21: | 2 |
| Years22: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs22: | Gloucester City |
| Caps22: | 21 |
| Goals22: | 10 |
| Years23: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs23: | Brackley Town |
| Caps23: | 18 |
| Goals23: | 0 |
| Years24: | 2024 |
| Clubs24: | Scarborough Athletic |
| Caps24: | 14 |
| Goals24: | 0 |
| Years25: | 2024 |
| Clubs25: | → Hereford (loan)[8] |
| Caps25: | 3 |
| Goals25: | 0 |
| Years26: | 2024– |
| Clubs26: | Hednesford Town |
| Caps26: | 15 |
| Goals26: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 21:49, 2 December 2024 (UTC) |
Dominic Michael McHale (born 18 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hednesford Town.[9]
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,[8] 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.[8]
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, 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]