Hughie Hay

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Hughie Hay
Personal information
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 23 October 2012 (aged 80)
Place of death Laurencekirk, Scotland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Banks O' Dee
1951–1958 Aberdeen 47 (23)
1958–1959 Dundee United 15 (3)
1959–1960 Arbroath 6 (1)
Deveronvale
Total68(27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "Deaths – Hay". familyannouncements.ajl.co.uk. The Press and Journal. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.


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