JIMMY HAY OF CELTIC F.C., HIS SCOTLAND V. ENGLAND I.F.L. GOLD MEDAL
1910

the obverse enamelled with Scottish and English crests and inscribed INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCH SCOTLAND V ENGLAND, below thistle, football and rose crest suspension, the reverse inscribed J. HAY 1910, in nine carat gold

Note: James ‘Jimmy’ Hay was born in Tarbolton Ayrshire in 1881, and signed for Celtic F.C. from Ayr F.C. for a fee of £50 in 1903. He was described as a strong tackler and would go on to captain the side between 1906 and 1911, making a total of 322 appearances and scoring 23 goals.

He was part of the iconic team to win six consecutive leagues between 1904 and 1910 under Willie Maley.

He would join English side Newcastle United in 1911 after Celtic failed to meet his improved contract demands, though would return to Scotland in 1915, when he was signed for Ayr United.

During WWI, he served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.

He was capped 11 times for the Scottish National team and captained them on three of those occasions. He also represented the Scottish Football League XI six times, for one of which he would receive this medal.

Hay was appointed manager of Clydebank in April 1922, and would go on to manage former club Ayr United in 1924. The club were relegated to the Second Division in his first season, and he would later leave the club in January 1926, this being after he accused director Tom Steen of trying to bribe a referee. Hay was then banned indefinitely by the Scottish Football Association after he refused to apologise. The suspension was lifted in November 1927.

He later worked as an insurance agent until his death in April 1940.

(approx. 7g)

42mm including bale