Ray McStay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond James McStay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1995 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | (5) |
| 1996 | →Hereford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond James "Ray" McStay (born 18 May 1970) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
McStay began his career at Celtic, where his older brothers Willie and Paul, as well as his great-uncles Willie and Jimmy had already played. A product of Celtic Boys Club, McStay signed professional forms at the same time as youth teammate Gerry Creaney.[2] Despite being regularly mentioned as having a big future at the club McStay had to wait until the 1992–93 season before being called into the Celtic first team and even then he only made the bench for a single league game against St Johnstone and was not called upon to play.[3]
McStay left Celtic in January 1995 to sign for Hamilton Academical on a free transfer. He made 30 league appearances in nearly two years at the club although he spent summer of 1996 having an unsuccessful trial with Stade Lavallois.[4] He subsequently had a trial with Wycombe Wanderers and was poised to sign for the club in October 1996 but the move fell through for undisclosed reasons.[5] In late 1996 he was loaned to Hereford United where he did not play a league game before, during the 1996–97 season, playing a single game for Cardiff City. McStay quit football soon after this.[6]
In summer 1997, whilst on honeymoon in the Dominican Republic, McStay was admitted to hospital with severe stomach cramps and fever and was reported as suffering a "mystery illness"[7] and was described as critically ill.[8]
Post-football
McStay was the UK commercial director of Midgibyte, a Glasgow-based design consultancy business run by Paul McStay.[9] He now works at a Glasgow digital agency called MadeBrave.
References
- ^ "Ray McStay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ The Celtic Boys Club Past Players
- ^ Season 92-93: Part 3
- ^ Oui Chance for McStay
- ^ "Whats the Score?; All the Soccer News". Sunday Mail. 20 October 1996.[dead link]
- ^ Celts snub hasn't just hurt Paul .. it's hurt us all; EXCLUSIVE by RAYMOND McSTAY.
- ^ "Family fears as bug hits honeymoon Celt McStay". Daily Mirror – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 9 July 1997. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Wright, Lesley (9 July 1997). "McStay Critical on Hols Island". Daily Record.[dead link]
- ^ Celtic legend's heading Down Under
External links
- Ray McStay at Soccerbase
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Celtic F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- McStay family (footballers)