George Hay was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1934 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| 1934 | → East Fife (trial) | 1 | (1) |
| 1934–1937 | Third Lanark | 102 | (86) |
| 1937–1941 | Queen of the South | 65 | (27) |
| Total | 168 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hay joined Third Lanark in 1934 from Junior team Newtongrange Star where he won the Edinburgh & District League in 1932–33, scoring 36 times in all competitions.[2] In his first full campaign at senior level he set the Thirds club record for goals in a season[3] with 47 overall (two in the Scottish Cup, 45 in Scottish Division Two)[4] in 1934–35, helping the Glasgow club win the lower tier title and regain top flight status at the first time of asking.[1] The following season he represented the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield,[5] and scored six times in Third Lanark's run to the 1936 Scottish Cup Final, but drew a blank on the day as his side went down 1–0 to Rangers at Hampden Park.[6]
He moved on from Cathkin Park in 1937 to sign for Queen of the South where he played for two seasons,[7] missing only two matches in 1938–39 as the Doonhamers finished 6th in Division One. He remained contracted to the Dumfries club after World War II broke out and effectively ended his professional career; during the conflict he made guest appearances for St Bernard's and Heart of Midlothian.[8][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Hay George Image 1 Third Lanark 1936, Vintage Footballers
- ^ 1932/33, The History of Newtongrange Star
- ^ Statistics, Third Lanark AC 1872 - 1967
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Football | Glasgow Well Beaten at Sheffield, The Glasgow Herald, 24 September 1935
- ^ Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
- ^ Queen of the South 1939 autographs, Queen of the South FC, 22 July 2020
- ^ (Hearts player) George Hay, London Hearts Supporters Club
