24 Facts About Davie Hay

1.

David Hay was born on 29 January 1948 and is a Scottish former football player and manager.

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2.

Davie Hay broke into the Celtic team in the late 1960s, as one of a generation of players who continued a highly successful era for the club.

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3.

Davie Hay played in over 100 league games for Chelsea, but was forced to retire in 1979 due to a detached retina.

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4.

Davie Hay appeared in 27 international matches for Scotland, and was selected for their 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.

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5.

Davie Hay won the Norwegian league championship during a brief stint with Lillestrøm SK.

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6.

Davie Hay subsequently worked for St Mirren, Livingston and Dunfermline Athletic.

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7.

Davie Hay became one of the "Quality Street Gang" reserve team which eventually took the places of the ageing Lisbon Lions.

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8.

Davie Hay made his league debut on 6 March 1968 against Aberdeen going on to make 230 appearances for Celtic scoring 12 goals, winning 5 League Championships, 3 Scottish Cups and 1 League Cup.

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9.

Davie Hay had suffered problems with a detached retina and eventually lost full vision in his right eye.

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10.

Davie Hay led Well to the Scottish First Division title and promotion to the Scottish Premier Division.

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11.

Davie Hay succeeded Billy McNeill as Celtic manager in 1983, winning the Scottish Cup in 1985 and the Premier Division in dramatic fashion in 1986.

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12.

Davie Hay was asked to resign, but refused, so he was sacked and was replaced by McNeill.

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13.

In 1989, Davie Hay ventured to Norway and led Lillestrom SK to the Norwegian Premier League championship.

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14.

In 1991, Davie Hay took on Paisley club St Mirren but left a year later.

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15.

Davie Hay became chief scout at Celtic in 1994, and was responsible for identifying players such as Jorge Cadete, Paolo di Canio and Pierre van Hooijdonk who signed for the club.

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16.

Davie Hay became Assistant General manager to Jock Brown in 1997, but left in 1998 in acrimonious circumstances.

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17.

Davie Hay went on to win the Scottish League Cup while the club was in administration, beating heavy favourites Hibernian.

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18.

Davie Hay was then appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic, succeeding Jimmy Calderwood.

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19.

Davie Hay rejoined with Jim Leishman who was the Fife club's Director of Football.

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20.

Davie Hay was sacked near the end of the season with the club struggling in the Scottish Premier League.

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21.

Davie Hay rejoined Livingston on 16 June 2008 in an advisory role.

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22.

Davie Hay briefly became interim manager in 2009 after Paul Hegarty was suspended by the club.

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23.

In 2015 Davie Hay returned to Celtic as a director of the Celtic Pools, which raises money for the youth academy.

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24.

Davie Hay has worked in a business development role for New College Lanarkshire.

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