James Hay (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hay | ||
| Date of birth | 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1940 (aged 64) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900 | Renfrew Victoria | ||
| 1901–1907 | Barnsley | 146 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Chesterfield | 37 | (0) |
| 1909–1911 | Stoke | 70 | (3) |
| Total | 253 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Hay (1876 – 1940) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Chesterfield Town and in the Southern League for Stoke.[1]
Career
Hay was born in Lanark and played for Renfrew Victoria before joining English Second Division side Barnsley in 1901.[1] Hay spent seven seasons with the "Tykes" making 159 appearances scoring once which came in an FA Cup match against Swindon Town.[1] He joined Chesterfield in 1908 and spent the 1908–09 season at Saltergate but left at the end of the season after they failed to gain re-election.[1] He signed for Stoke in 1909 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and spent three seasons at the Victoria Ground making 70 appearances scoring three goals.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 1901–02 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1903–04 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1907–08 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 146 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 159 | 1 | ||
| Chesterfield | 1908–09 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Stoke | 1909–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1910–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1911–12 | Southern League Division One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 253 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 269 | 4 | ||