Personal information | |||
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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) |
–1901 | Bristol East | ||
1901–1903 | Bristol City | 22 | (4) |
1903–1908 | Brentford | 153 | (4) |
1908–1910 | Brentford | 53 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Jay (July 1879 – 13 March 1927) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Bristol City. He is the record Southern League appearance-maker for Brentford and was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2015.
A wing half, Jay joined Football League Second Division club Bristol City from Western League Second Division high-flyers Bristol East in September 1901. [3] [4] [5] He made 21 appearances and scored four goals, [2] before departing at the end of the 1902–03 season. [1]
Jay joined Southern League First Division club Brentford in June 1903. [1] He was a regular member of the team until his release at the end of the 1907–08 season. [6] In September 1908, [7] 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 225 senior appearances for Brentford, [8] scoring eight goals. [1]
After being released from Brentford in 1908, Jay became a pub landlord in his native Bristol. [1]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1903–04 [8] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
1904–05 [8] | Southern League First Division | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
1905–06 [8] | Southern League First Division | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1906–07 [8] | Southern League First Division | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
1907–08 [8] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 153 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 170 | 4 | ||
Brentford | 1908–09 [8] | Southern League First Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
1909–10 [8] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 206 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 225 | 5 | ||
Career total | 206 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 225 | 5 |
Bristol East
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Personal information | |||
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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) |
–1901 | Bristol East | ||
1901–1903 | Bristol City | 22 | (4) |
1903–1908 | Brentford | 153 | (4) |
1908–1910 | Brentford | 53 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Jay (July 1879 – 13 March 1927) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Bristol City. He is the record Southern League appearance-maker for Brentford and was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2015.
A wing half, Jay joined Football League Second Division club Bristol City from Western League Second Division high-flyers Bristol East in September 1901. [3] [4] [5] He made 21 appearances and scored four goals, [2] before departing at the end of the 1902–03 season. [1]
Jay joined Southern League First Division club Brentford in June 1903. [1] He was a regular member of the team until his release at the end of the 1907–08 season. [6] In September 1908, [7] 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 225 senior appearances for Brentford, [8] scoring eight goals. [1]
After being released from Brentford in 1908, Jay became a pub landlord in his native Bristol. [1]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1903–04 [8] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
1904–05 [8] | Southern League First Division | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
1905–06 [8] | Southern League First Division | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1906–07 [8] | Southern League First Division | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
1907–08 [8] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 153 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 170 | 4 | ||
Brentford | 1908–09 [8] | Southern League First Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
1909–10 [8] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 206 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 225 | 5 | ||
Career total | 206 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 225 | 5 |
Bristol East
Individual