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John Kaye (footballer)

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John Kaye
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-03-03) 3 March 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Position(s) Striker, Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Goole Town
1960–1963 Scunthorpe United 77 (25)
1963–1971 West Bromwich Albion 284 (45)
1971–1975 Hull City 72 (9)
Total 433 (79)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Kaye (born 3 March 1940) is an English former footballer and manager.

Career

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Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion from Scunthorpe United in May 1963 for £44,750, a club record for Albion at the time.[1] He made his debut for the Baggies against Leicester City in August 1963.[2] Kaye played for Albion between 1963 until 1971 during which time he won the FA Cup and the Football League Cup (also finishing runner-up in this competition twice) He scored for Albion in the second leg of their 1966 League Cup Final triumph over West Ham. Kaye left Albion in 1971 when he was sold to Hull City.

Kaye managed Hull City for a time period of September 1974 – October 1977. He had an overall win percentage of 31.2%.

Management statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Hull City 25 September 1974 1 October 1977 138 43 42 53 031.2 [3]

Honours

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West Bromwich Albion

References

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  1. ^ Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987). Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. p. 294. ISBN 0-907969-23-2.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 131. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  3. ^ "John Kaye". Soccerbase. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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