Garry Hay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garry Hay | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back, Left midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2013 | Kilmarnock | 337 | (9) |
| 2013 | Airdrieonians | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 341 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Garry Hay (born 7 September 1977 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played in over 300 Scottish Premier League games for Kilmarnock.
Club career
Hay signed for Kilmarnock in 1995, and made his debut against Rangers on the opening day of the 1999–2000 season.[1] Hay scored two goals in his second game for Kilmarnock against Aberdeen.[1] He started his career mainly as a left midfielder, but eventually moved to a more defensive role.[1]
Hay, who has had several stints as Kilmarnock team captain,[1] enjoyed his testimonial year during the 2009–10 season.[1] He played in the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final, which Kilmarnock won 1–0 against Celtic.[2] Two months later, Hay extended his contract with Kilmarnock for another season.[3] Hay was released by Kilmarnock in June 2013.[4] He then turned down the offer of a joint playing and coaching contract at Oldham Athletic.[4] He joined Airdrieonians in the summer of 2013, playing his final professional football game v Ayr United at Somerset Park on 31 August 2013.[5] He then moved to a full-time role with the SFA, which meant that he could no longer be associated with an individual club.[5]
International career
Hay received international recognition when he was capped by the Scotland B team in a game against Poland at Rugby Park on 6 December 2005, when the Scots ran out 2–0 victors.[1]
Honours
- Kilmarnock
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fullarton, Clair (11 September 2009). "Garry Hay makes 300 appearances for Killie FC". Kilmarnock Standard. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ↑ "Celtic 0-1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport (BBC). 18 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Garry Hay prolongs stay with Kilmarnock". BBC Sport (BBC). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Kilmarnock: Garry Hay rejects move to Oldham". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Hay leaves Diamonds". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.