Jimmy Jay

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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
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol East
1901–1903 Bristol City 22 (4)
1903–1908 Brentford
1909–1911 Brentford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, 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

Bristol East

As an individual

References

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