Jimmy Jay

Jimmy Jay
Jay while with Brentford in 1905.
Personal information
Full name James Jay
Date of birth July 1879
Place of birth Kingswood, England
Date of death 13 March 1927 (aged 47)
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

Bristol City

A wing half, Jay joined Football League Second Division club Bristol City from Western League Second Division high-flyers Bristol East in September 1901. He made 21 appearances and scored four goals, before departing at the end of the 1902–03 season.

Brentford

Jay joined Southern League First Division club Brentford in June 1903. He was a regular member of the team until his release at the end of the 1907–08 season. In September 1908, the Bees' management had a change of heart and brought Jay back for two further seasons and gave him a testimonial against Clapton Orient. Jay's 206 Southern League appearances is a club record and he made over 225 senior appearances for Brentford, scoring eight goals.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1903–04 Southern League First Division 22 1 4 0 26 1
1904–05 Southern League First Division 28 2 3 0 31 2
1905–06 Southern League First Division 32 1 4 0 36 1
1906–07 Southern League First Division 37 0 4 0 41 0
1907–08 Southern League First Division 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 153 4 17 0 170 4
Brentford 1908–09 Southern League First Division 31 1 2 0 33 1
1909–10 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

Bristol East

Individual

References

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  5. ↑ "The Football Association – Season 1901–02 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ White, p. 91-92.
  7. ↑ "The Football Association – Season 1908–09 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–360. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. ↑ Bristol East F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  10. ↑ Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2015.