John Kaye (footballer)

John Kaye (born 3 March 1940) is an English former footballer and manager.

John Kaye
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-05-03) 3 May 1940
Place of birth Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing position(s) Striker, Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Goole Town
1960–1963 Scunthorpe United 77 (25)
1963–1971 West Bromwich Albion 284 (45)
1971–1975 Hull City 72 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion from Scunthorpe United in May 1963 for £44,750, a club record for Albion at the time.[1] He made his debut for the Baggies against Leicester City in August 1963.[2] Kaye played for Albion between 1963 until 1971 during which time he won the FA Cup and the Football League Cup (also finishing runner-up in this competition twice) He scored for Albion in the second leg of their 1966 League Cup Final triumph over West Ham. Kaye left Albion in 1971 when he was sold to Hull City.

Kaye managed Hull City for a time period of September 1974 – October 1977. He had an overall win percentage of 31.2%.

Management statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Hull City 25 September 1974 1 October 1977 138 43 42 53 031.2 [3]

Honours

West Bromwich Albion
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References

  1. Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987). Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. p. 294. ISBN 0-907969-23-2.
  2. Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 131. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  3. "John Kaye". Soccerbase. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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