- Jimmy Hay
Football player infobox
playername = Jimmy Hay
fullname = James Hay
dateofbirth =12 December 1880
cityofbirth =Beith ,Ayrshire
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1940|4|4|1880|12|12
position = Half back
years =
1???-1903
1903-1911
1911-1915
1915-19??
clubs = Ayr
"Glossop F.C."
Celtic
Newcastle United
Ayr United
manageryears = 1924-1926
managerclubs = Ayr United
caps(goals) =
255 (17)
nationalyears = 1905-1914
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (0)
pcupdate = 4 Aug 07
ntupdate = 4 Aug 07James "Jimmy" Hay (
12 December 1880 –4 April 1940 ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Ayr, "Glossop F.C.", Celtic, Newcastle United, Ayr United and the Scotland national team.Hay was born in
Beith ,Ayrshire and signed for Celtic for £50 from English club "Glossop F.C." in March 1903cite news|url=http://kerrydalestreet.com/page/James+Hay?t=anon|publisher=Kerrydale street - UnofficialCeltic F.C. website|title=James Hay profile] . Described as a strong tackler, Hay captained Celtic between 1906 and 1911 and made a total of 255 appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals. He was part of the Celtic side which won six consecutive league titles between season 1904-05 and season 1909-10 under the management ofWillie Maley .He left Celtic in 1911 after the club failed to meet his improved contract demands and joined English club Newcastle United. He returned to Scotland in 1915 with Ayr United where he remained for three yearscite news|url=http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?p=managerhistory|publisher=
Ayr United F.C. official website|title=Ayr United - Past Managers] .He was capped 11 times by Scotland between 1905 and 1914 and captained his country on three occasions.
He later had a spell in management at former club Ayr United where he was appointed in June 1924. The club were relegated from the First Division in his first season as manager. He left the club in January 1926 after accusing Ayr United director Tom Steen of trying to bribe a referee. Hay was banned indefinitely by the
Scottish Football Association after he refused to apologise and later had a career as aninsurance agent until his death in April 1940.References
External links
*SFA Profile|id=113096|name=Jimmy Hay
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/jameshay.html International stats] at Londonhearts.com
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