Hughie Hay

Hughie Hay (died 23 October 2012) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Hughie Hay
Personal information
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 23 October 2012 (aged 80)
Place of death Laurencekirk, Scotland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 he 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.[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 on 23 October 2012, at the age of 80.[7] Hay who was survived by his wife Anne, was cremated at Aberdeen Crematorium in Hazlehead on 30 October 2012.[7]

References
  1. "Hughie Hay". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. "AFC Former Player Hughie Hay". Aberdeen F.C. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. Sterling, Kevin (5 October 2012). "On This Day". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  5. "DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  6. "ARBROATH : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  7. "Deaths - Hay". familyannouncements.ajl.co.uk. The Press and Journal. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.


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