{{Short description|English footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Michael Raynes | image = Michael Raynes 30-11-2013 1.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Raynes playing for Oxford United in 2013 | fullname = Michael Bernard Raynes<ref name="Hugman2010-11">{{cite book |editor-first = Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=347}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|15|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/> | birth_place = Wythenshawe, England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/> | position = Centre-back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthclubs1 = Stockport County | years1 = 2004–2010 | clubs1 = Stockport County | caps1 = 153 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = Scunthorpe United | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Rotherham United | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2015 | clubs4 = Oxford United | caps4 = 69 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = Mansfield Town | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015–2017 | clubs6 = Carlisle United | caps6 = 71 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2017–2019 | clubs7 = Crewe Alexandra | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = → Hartlepool United (loan) | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = Hartlepool United | caps9 = 28 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2020–2022 | clubs10 = Ashton United | caps10 = 22 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = Stockport Town | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 3 | totalcaps = 480 | totalgoals = 19 | club-update = | ntupdate = }}

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

==Career== Born in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, Raynes began his career as a trainee at Stockport County.<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/4674813.stm|title=Ones to watch – League Two |last=Warren|first=Dan|date=2005-08-01|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2008-06-10}}</ref> By the end of the 2007–08 season, he had made over 90 league and cup appearances for Stockport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=40523|title=Michael Raynes|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Racing Post|access-date=2008-06-10}}</ref> He signed a new contract in January 2008, keeping him at Stockport until 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_3037724,00.html|title=Hatters hand new deal to Raynes|date=2008-01-10|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>

He signed a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract with Scunthorpe United on 1 February 2010, for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~1951925,00.html |title=Iron sign Stockport defender |publisher=Scunthorpe United F.C. |date=2010-02-01 |accessdate=2010-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205081636/http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10442~1951925%2C00.html |archivedate=5 February 2010 }}</ref>

He joined Rotherham United but was transfer-listed by the club in May 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themillers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10360~2762872,00.html |title=Evans announces retained list |publisher=Rotherham United FC |date=7 May 2012 |accessdate=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509065949/http://www.themillers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10360~2762872%2C00.html |archivedate=9 May 2012 }}</ref> and left by mutual consent later in the same month.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18179231 | title=Rotherham defender Michael Raynes leaves by mutual consent | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=24 May 2012}}</ref>

He signed a contract with Oxford United on 11 July 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18786838 |title=Oxford United sign Michael Raynes on a free transfer |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2012-07-11 |access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/retained-list-confirmed-2442492.aspx|title=Retained list confirmed - News |publisher=Mansfield Town FC |date=5 May 2015 |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32803604|title = Carlisle sign centre-back Raynes|work = BBC Sport |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BBC-26May2017">{{cite news|title=Michael Raynes: Crewe Alexandra sign Carlisle United defender|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40045046|accessdate=26 May 2017|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 2017}}</ref> Playing against Carlisle on 23 September 2017, Raynes gave away a penalty and scored an own goal as his former team won 5–0.<ref name="BBC-23Sept2017">{{cite news|title=Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Carlisle United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41290024|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=23 September 2017}}</ref> On 17 October 2017, he scored his first goal for Crewe, at Gresty Road against Notts County,<ref name="BBC-17Oct2017">{{cite news|title=Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Notts County|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41562516|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=17 October 2017}}</ref> but was sent off in his next game, a defeat by Accrington Stanley.<ref name="BBC-21Oct2017">{{cite news|title=Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Accrington Stanley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41618666|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=21 October 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Kennedy-18Jan2019">{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Liam |title=Hartlepool United transfer latest: Experienced defender set to sign for Pools |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-united/hartlepool-united-transfer-latest-experienced-defender-set-to-sign-for-pools-1-9544238 |accessdate=20 January 2019 |work=Hartlepool Mail |date=18 January 2019}}</ref> 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,<ref name="Morse-07May2019">{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Peter |title=Crewe Alex: Ben Garratt released and George Ray to exit as retained list announced |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/crewe-alex-ben-garratt-released-16240326 |accessdate=7 May 2019 |work=Cheshire Live |date=7 May 2019}}</ref> and having done enough to impress in his brief loan spell, signed for Hartlepool on a permanent basis on 23 May 2019.<ref name="HartlepoolUnited-23May2019">{{cite news |last1=United |first1=Hartlepool |title=Pools Complete Signing Of Michael Raynes |url=https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/2019/may/230519-hartlepool-united-sign-former-crewe-alexandra-and-stockport-county-defender-michael-raynes/ |accessdate=23 May 2019 |work=Hartlepool United FC |date=23 May 2019}}</ref> Raynes was released at the end of the 2019–20 season.<ref name="HartlepoolUnited-18May2020">{{cite news |last1=United |first1=Hartlepool |title=Hartlepool United Retained List |url=https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/hartlepool-united-retained-list/ |accessdate=18 May 2020 |work=Hartlepool United FC |date=18 May 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in July 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Science.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

==Career statistics== ===Club===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Stockport County |2004–05<ref name="MR04">{{soccerbase season|40523|2004|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |League One |19||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||20||0 |- |2005–06<ref name="MR05">{{soccerbase season|40523|2005|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="3"|League Two |25||1||3||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT">Appearances in the Football League Trophy</ref>||0||29||1 |- |2006–07<ref name="MR06">{{soccerbase season|40523|2006|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |9||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||10||0 |- |2007–08<ref name="MR07">{{soccerbase season|40523|2007|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |28||0||2||0||0||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||33||0 |- |2008–09<ref name="MR08">{{soccerbase season|40523|2008|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|League One |35||5||3||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||39||5 |- |2009–10<ref name="MR09">{{soccerbase season|40523|2009|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |25||1||1||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||28||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !141!!7!!10!!0!!2!!0!!6!!0!!159!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|Scunthorpe United |2009–10<ref name="MR09" /> |rowspan="2"|Championship |12||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |2010–11<ref name="MR10">{{soccerbase season|40523|2010|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |22||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!37!!0 |- |Rotherham United |2011–12<ref name="MR11">{{soccerbase season|40523|2011|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |League Two |33||0||1||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||36||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Oxford United |2012–13<ref name="MR12">{{soccerbase season|40523|2012|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="3"|League Two |38||1||3||1||2||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||46||2 |- |2013–14<ref name="MR13">{{soccerbase season|40523|2013|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |27||0||3||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||31||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="MR14">{{soccerbase season|40523|2014|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |14||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !79!!1!!6!!1!!2!!0!!5!!0!!92!!2 |- |Mansfield Town |2014–15<ref name="MR14" /> |League Two |10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Carlisle United |2015–16<ref name="MR15">{{soccerbase season|40523|2015|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|League Two |40||3||5||0||3||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT" />||0||49||3 |- |2016–17<ref name="MR16">{{soccerbase season|40523|2016|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |41||2||2||0||2||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="1&2">One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs</ref>||0||48||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !81!!5!!7!!0!!5!!0!!4!!0!!97!!6 |- |rowspan="3"|Crewe Alexandra |2017–18<ref name="MR17">{{soccerbase season|40523|2017|accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|League Two |29||2||2||0||1||0||2||0||34||2 |- |2018–19<ref name="MR18"/> |5||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!2!!2!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!40!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|Hartlepool United |2018–19<ref name="MR18">{{soccerbase season|40523|2018|accessdate=20 January 2019}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|National League |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |2019–20<ref name="MR19">{{soccerbase season|40524|2019|accessdate=16 August 2019}}</ref> |28||0||5||0||0||0||0||0||33||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!36!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Ashton United |2020–21<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ashton-united/appearances/2020-2021/michael-raynes/920332|title=Ashton United &#124; Appearances &#124; Michael Raynes &#124; 2020-2021 &#124; Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|NPL Premier Division |5||1||2||0||0||0||2||1||9||2 |- |2021–22<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ashton-united/appearances/2021-2022/michael-raynes/920332|title=Ashton United &#124; Appearances &#124; Michael Raynes &#124; 2021-2022 &#124; Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}</ref> |17||0||1||0||0||0||2||0||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !22!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!4!!1!!29!!2 |- |Stockport Town |2022–23<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nwcfl.com/player-details.php?id=10104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326002236/https://nwcfl.com/player-details.php?id=10104|url-status=dead|archive-date=2023-03-26|title=MICHAEL RAYNES |website=www.nwcfl.com |access-date=9 June 2025}}</ref> |North West Counties League<br />Division One South |15||3||0||0||0||0||3||1||18||4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !480!!19!!35!!1!!13!!0!!26!!3!!554!!23 |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raynes, Michael}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Wythenshawe Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Stockport County F.C. players Category:Scunthorpe United F.C. players Category:Rotherham United F.C. players Category:Oxford United F.C. players Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players Category:Carlisle United F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players Category:Ashton United F.C. players Category:Stockport Town F.C. players Category:Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff Category:Northern Premier League players Category:North West Counties Football League players Category:21st-century English sportsmen