Michael Raynes

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

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[1]
Place of birth	Wythenshawe, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Stockport County (Youth Coach)
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–	Ashton United	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

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 2nd 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 2014/2015 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 F.C 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.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 January 2020

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stockport County	2004–05[20]	League One	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2005–06[21]	League Two	25	1	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	1
	2006–07[22]		9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2007–08[23]		28	0	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	2008–09[24]	League One	35	5	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	5
	2009–10[25]		25	1	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	1
	Stockport total		141	7	10	0	2	0	6	0	159	7
Scunthorpe United	2009–10[25]	Championship	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2010–11[26]		22	0	1	0	2	0	—		25	0
	Scunthorpe total		34	0	1	0	2	0	—		37	0
Rotherham United	2011–12[27]	League Two	33	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	0
Oxford United	2012–13[28]	League Two	38	1	3	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	2
	2013–14[29]		27	0	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2014–15[30]		14	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	0
	Oxford total		79	1	6	1	2	0	5	0	92	2
Carlisle United	2015–16[31]	League Two	40	3	5	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	49	3
	2016–17[32]		41	2	2	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	48	3
	Carlisle total		81	5	7	0	5	0	4	0	97	6
Crewe Alexandra	2017–18[33]	League Two	29	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	34	2
	2018–19[34]		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	Crewe total		34	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	40	2
Hartlepool United	2018–19[34]	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20[35]	National League	28	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	Hartlepool total		31	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
Career total			433	15	32	1	13	0	19	0	497	17

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 347. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
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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.
7. "Rotherham defender Michael Raynes leaves by mutual consent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
8. "Oxford United sign Michael Raynes on a free transfer". BBC Sport. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
9. http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/retained-list-confirmed-2442492.aspx
10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32803604
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.
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18. United, Hartlepool (18 May 2020). "Hartlepool United Retained List". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
19. https://www.thepfa.com/education/latestnews/article/2016/7/25/pfa-graduates-2016
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External links

• Michael Raynes at Soccerbase