Bill Hayes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Edward Hayes | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1987 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Blackburn, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–1934 | St Vincent's (Sheffield) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1940 | Huddersfield Town | 72 | (5) |
| → (wartime league) | 21 | (0) | |
| 1940–1946 | Cork United | ||
| 1946–1950 | Huddersfield Town | 112 | (0) |
| 1950–1952 | Burnley | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 19xx–19xx | England Schoolboys | ||
| 1937–1938 | Ireland (IFA) | 4 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Ireland (FAI) | 2 | (0) |
| 19xx–19xx | League of Ireland XI | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2007. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 December 2007 |
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William Edward "Bill" Hayes (7 November 1915 in Cork, Ireland – 22 April 1987), commonly referred to as Bill Hayes or Billy Hayes, is a former Irish footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Cork United and Burnley. As an international, Hayes played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. Like fellow dual international, Billy Walsh, he also represented England Schoolboys. Another William Hayes also played for Ireland during the 1940s.
Hayes moved to England as a youth and played junior football in the Sheffield area before being spotted by Huddersfield Town as a teenager. In two spells with Town, either side of the Second World War, he made 184 league appearances and scored 5 league goals. He also made 21 wartime league appearances for the club during the 1939–40 season. Hayes won all six of his senior international caps while playing for Town.
During the Second World War, Hayes returned to Cork where he played for a very successful Cork United team. His United team mates included, among others, Jack O'Reilly, Florrie Burke, Owen Madden, Jackie O'Driscoll, Frank O'Farrell and Tommy Moroney. Hayes helped United win five League of Ireland titles and in 1942 they won an FAI Cup / League double. While with the club he also represented the League of Ireland XI on two occasions.
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