Thomas Hay: Man United goalkeeper Profile & Stats
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Thomas Hay

Position: goalkeeper

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
A 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0.00
TOTALS 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0.00

Name: Thomas Hay
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Staveley, Derbyshire, England
Height: 5' 7" (1.70m)
Weight: 11st 11lbs (74.84kg)
Years at Club: 1887-1890
Signing Info: Transferred from: Burslem FC, 08/1887, £
Previous Clubs: Burslem FC
Debut: 18/01/1889 v Preston North End (A) 1-6 (FA Cup 1st Round)
Farewell: Transferred to Accrington Stanley, 04/1890, £
Passed Away: 10/01/1940

Biography

In a family of five sportsmen, Tom Hay was the most famous. He had a short name and a short frame - only 5'7" tall - but he uncharacteristically eschewed a career as a centre-forward to play in goal! And he was a brave keeper too, collecting a varied array of injuries over the years (broken collar bone, rib taken out, broken arm, etc...), probably due to his staunch beliefs: "The goalkeeper who trusts his feet when he can get his hands to the ball is mad".
Tom was born on New Street, Staveley, and began his career with his hometown club in 1882. In no time he emerged as a brilliant custodian and several sides in the Sheffield area sought his services. Eventually he joined Bolton Wanderers in October 1883, generally excelling... until he showed up drunk for a game one Christmas. After flapping at thin air all game, he was quoted explaining himself to his manager thus: "I saw three balls and tried to stop the middle one, but it turned out to be the wrong one"!
Hay was thus discarded, and he continued his nomadic path: Great Lever in 1885, Halliwell in 1886, and Burslem shortly after. Finally, in 1887, he became the second professional ever - after Jack Powell - to sign for Newton Heath. And he was worth it. Over the next three years, he established himself as the club's most prominent custodian of the decade. In 1887-88, for instance, at a time when goals were scored at a high rate, Tom only let in more than two goals on three occasions.
Alas, his professional status prevented him from trotting out for the Heathens in the Manchester Cup, which was a shame because he had to sit out three consecutive finals while at North Road. That, though, provided him with the opportunity to continuously shout from the stands regarding how and when the ball should be played! He did, mind, make up for missing out on cup medals by representing Lancashire against Staffordshire in February 1889 and Birmingham in 1890, the latter event proudly endowing him with a cap.
In the 1890 close season, Tom departed to Accrington where he sampled the Football League for three seasons. In all he played 70 league games but conceded many more. Eventually, he was transferred to Nelson, making his debut on March 25th, 1893, before returning to the Football League with Burton Swifts in October 1893... for just one game.
Hay returned to live in Staveley in 1894 and obtained employment at Hartington & Ireland Colliers. However, in time his finances worsened to such a degree that he had to sell off most of his medals. He was living at 31 Speedwell, in Staveley, when he passed away in 1940 at the age of 81. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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1. 1889-1890 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Preston North End 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Preston North End Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 1
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Deepdale 1
No Competition Count
1. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Preston North End 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 18-01-1890 FAC Preston North End L 1-6 A 0 Thomas Craig 5' Jimmy Ross 10', George Drummond 15', 40', 43', Nick J. Ross 79', Jack Gordon 81'
 

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