Willie Hayes

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Willie Hayes
Personal information
Full name	William J. Hayes
Date of birth
Place of birth	Limerick, Ireland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
19xx-19xx 19xx-19xx 19xx-19xx	Limerick Wrexham Torquay United
National team2
1949	Ireland	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 23 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of December 23 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

William J. Hayes, also referred to as Willie Hayes or Billy Hayes, is a former Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Limerick, Torquay United and Wrexham. As an international, Hayes also played for Ireland. Hayes was 21 when he made his one and only appearance for Ireland on April 24 1949 in a 2-0 defeat to Belgium at Dalymount Park. His team mates on the day included Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Billy Walsh, Jackie O'Driscoll and Paddy Coad. Although a goalkeeper he was only 5ft 5inches tall. Another William Hayes also played for Ireland during the 1940s. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Ireland (FAI) stats
2. ^ Picture of Hayes in action
3. ^ The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan [1]