James Hay (9 February 1881 – 4 April 1940) was a Scottish

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, who played for Ayr, Celtic,

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional Association football, football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football league system, English football. The club was ...

, Ayr United and the

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. Hay was born in

Tarbolton Tarbolton ( sco, Tarbowton) is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is near Failford, Mauchline, Ayr, and Kilmarnock. The old Fail Monastery was nearby and Robert Burns connections are strong, including the Bachelors' Club museum. Meanin ...

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine, North Ayrshi ...

and signed for Celtic for £50 from Ayr FC in March 1903. Described as a strong tackler, Hay captained Celtic between 1906 and 1911 and made a total of 322 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals. He was part of the Celtic side which won six consecutive league titles between season 1904–05 and season 1909–10 under the management of Willie Maley. He left Celtic in 1911 after the club failed to meet his improved contract demands and joined English club

. He returned to Scotland in 1915 with Ayr United, where he remained for three years. He served as a gunner in the

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during the

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. He was

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11 times by Scotland between 1905 and 1914 and captained his country on three occasions. Hay also represented the

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. Hay was appointed manager of

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling and Milton beyond) to the west, and the Yoker and Drumchapel areas ...

in April 1922. He later became manager at former club Ayr United in June 1924. The club were relegated from the First Division in his first season as manager. Hay left the club in January 1926, after he accused Ayr United director Tom Steen of trying to bribe a referee. Hay was banned indefinitely by the

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after he refused to apologise, but the suspension was lifted in November 1927. He later had a career as an

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, until his death on 4 April 1940.

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