Jimmy Jay

Jimmy Jay
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
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol East
1901–1903 Bristol City 22 (4)
1903–1908 Brentford 153 (4)
1908–1910 Brentford 53 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James 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.[6] 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,[7] 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

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1903–04[7] Southern League First Division 22 1 4 0 26 1
1904–05[7] 28 2 3 0 31 2
1905–06[7] 32 1 4 0 36 1
1906–07[7] 37 0 4 0 41 0
1907–08[7] 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 153 4 17 0 170 4
Brentford 1908–09[7] Southern League First Division 31 1 2 0 33 1
1909–10[7] 22 0 0 0 22 0
Brentford Total 206 5 19 0 225 5
Career total 206 5 19 0 225 5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 77. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 152. ISBN 190589161X.
  3. 1 2 Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". citystats.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Playing Record:". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ White, p. 91-92.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–360. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Bristol East". fchd.info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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