Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 October 2012 (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Laurencekirk, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Banks O' Dee | |||
1951–1958 | Aberdeen | 47 | (23) |
1958–1959 | Dundee United | 15 | (3) |
1959–1960 | Arbroath | 6 | (1) |
Deveronvale | |||
Total | 68 | (27) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hughie Hay (died 23 October 2012) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
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]
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]