Jimmy Jay

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Jimmy Jay
File:James Jay 1905.jpg
Jay while with Brentford in 1905.
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 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.

Career

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Bristol City

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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]

Brentford

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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]

Personal life

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After being released from Brentford in 1908, Jay became a pub landlord in his native Bristol.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
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

Honours

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Bristol East

Individual

References

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  6. ^ White, p. 91-92.
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  9. ^ Bristol East F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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