Jimmy Jay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Jay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 1879[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingswood, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1927 (aged 47)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bristol East | |||
| 1901–1903 | Bristol City | 22 | (4) |
| 1903–1908 | Brentford | 153 | (4) |
| 1908–1910 | Brentford | 53 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James "Jimmy" Jay (July 1879 – 13 March 1927) was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Bristol City.[1] He is the record Southern League appearance-maker for Brentford and was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2015.[1][3]
Career
Bristol City
A wing half, Jay joined Division Two side Bristol City from Western League Division Two high-flyers Bristol East in 1901.[4][5] He made 21 appearances and scored four goals,[2] before departing at the end of the 1902–03 season.[1]
Brentford
Jay signed for Southern League Division One side Brentford in June 1903.[1] He was a regular member of the team until his release at the end of the 1907–08 season. The Bees' management had a change of heart and brought Jay back for two further seasons and gave him a testimonial against Clapton Orient.[1] Jay's 206 Southern League appearances is a club record and he made over 322 senior appearances for Brentford,[6] scoring eight goals.[1]
Personal life
After being released from Brentford in 1908, Jay became a pub landlord in his native Bristol.[1]
Honours
As a player
- Western League Division Two: 1900–01[7]
As an individual
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 77. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 152. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 Chris Wickham. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Bristol City FC :: Citystats - Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". citystats.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Playing Record:". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–360. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database - Bristol East". fchd.info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.