John Kaye (footballer)

For the Scottish footballer born in the 1850s, see John Kay (footballer).
For other people named John Kaye, see John Kaye (disambiguation).

John Kaye (born 3 March 1940 in Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English former footballer and manager.


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] He managed Hull City for a time period of September 1974 – October 1977. He had a win percentage of 31.74%. He scored for West Brom in the second leg of their 1966 League Cup Final triumph over West Ham.

Honours

Honours won by John Kaye:[2]

Team honours with West Bromwich Albion

Individual honours and awards

Personal Life

John now lives in the East Riding of Yorkshire village of Kirk Ella, near Hull.

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. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 131. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
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