Christopher Drummond Hay (born 28 August 1974) is a Scottish former professional

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. He played as a striker for

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and

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. Hay began his professional career at

in 1993, but only managed to make 26 league appearances in four years. He joined English club

in 1997, and in just under a century of league appearances he scored 32 goals. In 2000, Hay moved to

and spent two less successful seasons at the

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. Hay returned to Scotland in 2002 with

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. He was Saints' top scorer in his first season, notching nine league goals. He went on to make 70 league appearances for the

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club before joining

in 2005. He scored a hat-trick against Forfar Athletic on 3 December 2005.

External links

*After Hay's release by Stirling, Soccerbase linked to his namesake Paul Hay on its match result pages. This makes it looks as though Chris was still at the club in 2006–07 and 2007–08. It also explains why Paul Hay's Soccerbase page has no results for either season.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, Chris 1974 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Celtic F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Men's association football forwards