David Hay (born 29 January 1948) is a Scottish former

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player and manager. He broke into the

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team in the late 1960s, as one of a generation of players who continued a highly successful era for the club. A contract dispute between Hay and Celtic led to him being transferred to Chelsea in 1974. He played in over 100 league games for Chelsea, but was forced to retire in 1979 due to a detached retina. Hay appeared in 27 international matches for Scotland, and was selected for their

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squad. After retiring as a player, Hay entered football management with

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in 1981. He led them to a promotion in 1981–82, but left the club at the end of the season. He was then appointed Celtic manager in 1983, and enjoyed some success as they won the

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and the

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in 1985–86. In the 1990s he returned to Celtic as Chief Scout and later Assistant General manager. Hay also won the Norwegian league championship during a brief stint with Lillestrøm SK. He subsequently worked for St Mirren,

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and Dunfermline Athletic.

Playing career

After completing his secondary education at

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in Paisley, Hay signed for

in 1966. He became one of the " Quality Street Gang" reserve team which eventually took the places of the ageing Lisbon Lions. He made his league debut on 6 March 1968 against Aberdeen going on to make 230 appearances for Celtic scoring 12 goals, winning 5 League Championships, 3 Scottish Cups and 1 League Cup. After playing for Scotland in the

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in West Germany, and following a dispute with Celtic, he was transferred to Chelsea for a club record £225,000. Initially signed as a direct replacement for Alan Hudson in midfield, he adopted a more defensive role in the young Chelsea side that emerged following their relegation a year later. In 1979 a serious knee injury forced him to retire from the game as a player. He had also suffered problems with a detached retina and eventually lost full vision in his right eye. He won a total 27 caps for Scotland.

Management career

Motherwell

His first venture into football management was when he took over the reins at

in 1981 following

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. He led Well to the Scottish First Division title and promotion to the Scottish Premier Division. He left at the end of the 1981-82 season.

Celtic

Hay succeeded Billy McNeill as Celtic manager in 1983, winning the Scottish Cup in

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and the

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in dramatic fashion in

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. Celtic won their final game 5–0 against St Mirren at Love Street but needed Hearts, who were league leaders and favourites to lift the trophy, to lose to

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at Dens Park. Albert Kidd secured the victory for Dundee with two goals and Celtic were crowned champions. After Celtic failed to win a trophy in 1986–87, Hay left Celtic. He was asked to resign, but refused, so he was sacked and was replaced by McNeill.

Lillestrom SK

In 1989, Hay ventured to Norway and led Lillestrom SK to the Norwegian Premier League championship.

St Mirren

In 1991, Hay took on Paisley club St Mirren but left a year later.

Return to Celtic

Hay became chief scout at Celtic in 1994, and was responsible for identifying players such as

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, Paolo di Canio and Pierre van Hooijdonk who signed for the club. He became Assistant General manager to Jock Brown in 1997, but left in 1998 in acrimonious circumstances.

Livingston

Hay teamed up with

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in 2000 as co-managers of

, and led the club to the Scottish First Division title at the end of 2000-01, and the club's first promotion to the

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. Their debut season in the top flight in 2001-02 earned them their first qualification into Europe with a UEFA Cup place. The 2002-03 season was less impressive and they both stepped down from the management position, although they both stayed at the club. Brazilian Marcio Maximo Barcellos took over. Hay returned to the manager's job shortly into 2003-04 season, this time in sole charge, taking over from Marcio Maximo after just 9 games of the season. Hay went on to win the Scottish League Cup while the club was in administration, beating heavy favourites Hibernian (who beat

and

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en route to the final). Despite this success, the veteran boss was released at the end of the season to be replaced by Allan Preston, one of his first team coaches, by new chairman, Pearse Flynn of the Lionheart Consortium.

Dunfermline Athletic

Hay was then appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic, succeeding Jimmy Calderwood. He rejoined with

who was the Fife club's Director of Football. He was sacked near the end of the season with the club struggling in the

After management

Hay rejoined

on 16 June 2008 in an advisory role. He briefly became interim manager in 2009 after Paul Hegarty was suspended by the club. In 2015 Hay returned to Celtic as a director of the Celtic Pools, which raises money for the youth academy. He has also worked in a business development role for New College Lanarkshire.

Honours

Player

;Celtic * Scottish League Champions: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 * Scottish Cup: 1970–71, 1973–74 * Scottish League Cup: 1969–70 * Glasgow Cup: 1969–70 *

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: runner-up 1969–70 ;Chelsea *

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: Promotion 1976–77 ;Scotland *

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: Shared 1969–70, 1973–74

Manager

;Motherwell * Scottish First Division: 1981–82 ;Celtic * Scottish League Champions: 1985–86 * Scottish Cup: 1984–85 ;Lillestrøm * Norwegian League Champions:

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;Livingston * Scottish First Division: 2000–01 * Scottish League Cup: 2003–04

Career statistics

International

Managerial statistics

* First spell at Livingston was a co-manager role with Jim Leishman.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, David 1948 births Living people Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Celtic F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players 1974 FIFA World Cup players Scottish football managers Motherwell F.C. managers Celtic F.C. managers Lillestrøm SK managers St Mirren F.C. managers Livingston F.C. managers Dunfermline Athletic F.C. managers Livingston F.C. non-playing staff Watford F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Premier League managers Scottish Football League managers People educated at St Mirin's Academy Scottish Football League representative players Scottish expatriate football managers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate football managers in Norway Scotland under-23 international footballers Association football midfielders Swindon Town F.C. non-playing staff