James Hay (footballer)

James Hay

Personal information
Full name	James Hay
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Lanark, Scotland
Date of death	1940 (aged 64)
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1900	Renfrew Victoria
1901–1907	Barnsley	146	(0)
1908–1909	Chesterfiel	37	(0)
1909–1911	Stoke	70	(3)
Total		253	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

• Sourced from James Hay profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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	19	0	0	0	19	0
	1910–10	Southern League	29	3	1	0	30	3
	1911–12	Southern League	8	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		70	3	7	0	77	3
Career Total			253	3	22	1	275	4

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.