Joe Hayes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Kearsley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 1999 (aged 63) | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1965 | Manchester City | 331 | (142) |
| 1965–1966 | Barnsley | 26 | (3) |
| 1966–1967 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | (7) |
| Total | 389 | (152) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joe Hayes (20 January 1936 – 1 February 1999) was an English
inside forward for Manchester City, Barnsley and Wigan Athletic. Alongside Francis Lee, he's tied as the second highest goalscorer in the Manchester derby. Hayes is also Man City's fifth highest goal scorer of all time.[1][2]
Career
Hayes was born in
final again, and Hayes scored the first goal in a 3–1 win. Hayes was a regular goalscorer in the late 1950s and early 1960s, until a knee injury occurring in September 1963 had a noticeable effect on his abilities, after which first team opportunities became limited. He was transferred to Barnsley in the 1965 close season, and later went on to play for Wigan Athletic, appearing 32 times and scoring seven goals for the club.[3] In total, Hayes scored 152 goals in 363 appearances for Manchester City, making him the fifth highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time.[2]
Personal life
Hayes died in 1999 at the age of 63.
Honours
As a player
- FA Cup winner 1956
References
- BT Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Manchester City FC. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
- David Clayton, Everything Under the Blue Moon (Mainstream Publishing, 2002).
- Gary James, Manchester: The Greatest City (Polar Publishing, 2002).
External links
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