| Jimmy Jay | |
| Fullname: | James Jay |
| Birth Date: | July 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Kingswood, England |
| Death Date: | 13 March 1927 (aged 47) |
| Death Place: | Bristol, England |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Years1: | –1901 |
| Clubs1: | Bristol East |
| Years2: | 1901–1903 |
| Clubs2: | Bristol City |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1903–1908 |
| Clubs3: | Brentford |
| Caps3: | 153 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 1908–1910 |
| Clubs4: | Brentford |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
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.
A wing half, Jay joined Football League Second Division club Bristol City from Western League Second Division high-flyers Bristol East in September 1901.[1] [2] [3] He made 21 appearances and scored four goals,[4] before departing at the end of the 1902–03 season.[5]
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.[6] In September 1908,[7] 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,[8] scoring eight goals.
After being released from Brentford in 1908, Jay became a pub landlord in his native Bristol.
| 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 | |||
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