| George McLay | |
| Fullname: | George McLay[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Crossgates, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 22 October 1917 (aged 28) |
| Death Place: | near Poelcappelle, Belgium |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Years1: | –1910 |
| Clubs1: | Glencraig Celtic |
| Years2: | 1910–1915 |
| Clubs2: | Raith Rovers |
| Caps2: | 79 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
George McLay MM (1889 – 22 October 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers as a wing half.[2]
McLay served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and saw action at the Battle of the Somme.[3] As McLay advanced near Poelcappelle during the Battle of Passchendaele on 22 October 1917, he became trapped in barbed wire and was shot multiple times, before being shot through the head. He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for his actions. McLay is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
| Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Raith Rovers | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1911–12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 1912–13 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 1913–14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 1914–15 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 | |||