Hughie Hay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | October 2012 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Banks O' Dee | |||
| 1951–1958 | Aberdeen | 47 | (23) |
| 1958–1959 | Dundee United | 15 | (3) |
| 1959–1960 | Arbroath | 6 | (1) |
| Deveronvale | |||
| Total | 68 | (27) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hughie Hay (died 24 October 2012) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
Hay started his career with local club Banks O' Dee.[2] He then joined Aberdeen in 1951, where he played as an inside forward.[3] He made his début against Queen of the South at Pittodrie on 11 August 1951, a match in which scored.[3] Hay suffered a serious leg break in 1954 while on national service.[3] This injury ruled him out for the entire 1954–55 season.[3][1] Towards the later part of his Aberdeen career he scored a hat-trick against Airdrieonians in front of a crowd of 10,000.[4] He left Aberdeen in 1958 after seven years at the club, having made 58 appearances scoring 26 goals.[1] He went on to play for Dundee United, Arbroath and Deveronvale.[5][6]
Later life and death
Hay lived in Stonehaven in later life and was a member of the indoor bowling club.[3] He died in October 2012, at the age of 80.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Hughie Hay". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ^ a b c d e f "AFC Former Player Hughie Hay". Aberdeen F.C. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Sterling, Kevin (5 October 2012). "On This Day". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ^ "ARBROATH : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
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