Alex Hay (footballer)

Alex Hay
Personal information
Full name Alexander Neil Hay
Date of birth (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Tranmere Rovers 54 (3)
2002 → Morecambe (loan) 5 (4)
2004–2005 Rushden & Diamonds 48 (4)
2005–2006 Bangor City 18 (9)
2006–2007 Rhyl 31 (12)
2007–2009 Cammell Laird 68 (48)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Cammell Laird
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Hay is an ex-footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers,[1][2] Rushden & Diamond and Morecambe. After leaving Rushden in 2005 he moved to play non-league football for Bangor City, Rhyl and Cammell Laird.[3] Hay was a childhood Tranmere Rovers fan and grew up locally in Rock Ferry, realising his childhood dream when scoring in front of the Kop at Prenton Park v Northampton Town In 2003.

After his playing career Hay went on to be player-manager of Cammell Laird;[4] he remained at the club for a year after resigning in November 2010.[5] He then became chief scout for Chester before leaving in 2014 for a similar role at Tranmere Rovers. Hay joined as Head Scout but after Rob Edwards was sacked and Mickey Adams took over, Hay decided to resign after some restructuring at the club. Hay joined up with former Chester manager Neil Young at Stockport County, again being a part of the scouting team.[6] Hay then joined up with Dave Challinor as Chief Scout at AFC Fylde where he helped guide them to the championship in the National League North and gain promotion to the National League. They got a place in the play-offs in their first season 2017/18. In 2018/19 AFC Fylde continued their good form and reached the National League Play-off Final at Wembley but lost the game 3–0 to Salford City. They returned to Wembley the following week in FA Trophy final and won the match 1–0 against Leyton Orient..

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  3. ^ harngroup (11 March 2016). "Professor Stephen Aldhouse Green". HARN Weblog. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Tranmere Rovers veterans Alex Hay and Kenny Irons take up the reins at Cammell Laird FC". Wirral Globe.
  5. ^ Echo, Liverpool (17 November 2010). "Alex Hay resigns as manager of Cammell Laird FC". Liverpool Echo.
  6. ^ "Neil Young named new manager of Stockport County". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.