Jimmy Jay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Jay[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Bristol East | |||
| 1901–1903 | Bristol City | 22 | (4) |
| 1903–1908 | Brentford | ||
| 1909–1911 | Brentford | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
James "Jimmy" Jay was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Bristol City.[1] He is the record Southern League appearance-maker for Brentford.[1]
Career
Bristol City
A wing half, Jay joined Division Two side Bristol City from Western League Division Two high-flyers Bristol East in 1901.[2][3] He made 22 appearances and scored four goals,[2] before departing at the end of the 1902/03 season.[1]
Brentford
Jay signed for Southern League Division One side Brentford in June 1903.[1] He was a regular member of the team until his release at the end of the 1907/08 season. The Bees' management had a change of heart and brought Jay back for two further seasons and gave him a testimonial against Clapton Orient.[1] Jay's 206 Southern League appearances is a club record and he made over 322 senior appearances for Brentford, scoring eight goals.[1]
Personal life
After being released from Brentford in 1908, Jay became a pub landlord in his native Bristol.[1]
Honours
- Western League Division Two (1): 1900/01[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 77. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.citystats.org.uk/playerdetail.asp?id=381&filter=J
- ↑ http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/PlayingRecord.asp?Type=Opponent&PersonID=jay_james_1879
- ↑ http://www.fchd.info/BRISTOLE.HTM