Hughie Hay
Scottish footballer
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Hughie Hay (died 23 October 2012) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
Career
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]
Later life and death
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]
