Jimmy Hay

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Jimmy Hay
Full name	James Hay
Date of birth	12 December 1880
Place of birth	Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death	April 4, 1940 (aged 59)
Playing position	Half back
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1???-1903 1903-1911 1911-1915 1915-19??	Ayr Glossop F.C. Celtic Newcastle United Ayr United	255 (17)
National team²
1905-1914	Scotland	11 (0)
Teams managed
1924-1926	Ayr United
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 Aug 07. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 Aug 07. * Appearances (Goals)

James "Jimmy" Hay (born 12 December 1880 in Beith, Ayrshire; died 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 signed for Celtic for £50 from English club Glossop F.C. in March 1903^[1]. Described as a strong tackler^[1], Hay captained Celtic between 1906 and 1911 and made a total of 255 appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals^[1]. He was part of the Celtic side which won six consecutive league titles between season 1904-05 and season 1909-10 under the management of Willie Maley.

He left Celtic in 1911 after the club failed to meet his improved contract demands^[1] and joined English club Newcastle United. He returned to Scotland in 1915 with Ayr United where he remained for three years^[2].

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^[2]. The club were relegated from the First Division in his first season as manager^[2]. He left the club in January 1926 after accusing Ayr United director Tom Steen of trying to bribe a referee^[2]. Hay was banned indefinitely by the Scottish Football Association after he refused to apologise and later had a career as an insurance agent until his death in April 1940^[2].