Donny Hay Explained

Donny Hay (born 1959) is a former field hockey player who played for the Scotland men's national field hockey team gaining 51 caps as a forward during the 1980s.^{[1] [2]} Hay also played for the Scotland indoor hockey team.^[3]

Biography

He played club hockey for Grange in the Scottish Hockey National Leagues and indoors for Plexus Mercian.^[4]

While at Grange, Hay was called up to the Scottish training squad in April 1980.^[5]

Hay played in Scotland's first ever outdoor victory against Spain in 1983. Scotland won the match 1-0 in Barcelona.

Hay was part of the Grange squad that played in the 1995 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament in Sardinia.^[6] Grange losing to Real Club de Polo de Barcelona (ESP) 3-1, Harvestehuder THC (GER) 3-0, SKA Ekaterinburg (RUS) 3-1 and beating MZKS Poczotwiec (POL) 3-1 to finish sixth overall.^[7]

In 2003 he was in the Scotland squad that played in the Home Countries Veterans' Tournament held in Edinburgh.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scots' first hockey win over Spain . . 4 April 1983 . 6 September 2013.
2. Web site: Strathallan in the 1970s . . 2013 . 12 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015025759/http://www.strathallan.co.uk/cms/files/1970s_reunion.pdf . 15 October 2013 . dead .
3. Web site: Five new caps in hockey team for Holland . The Herald (Glasgow) . 28 November 1984 . 6 September 2013.
4. Web site: Stamina earns Hay selection . The Herald (Glasgow) . 14 January 1987 . 25 October 2013.
5. News: Hockey call up for Hay and Benzies . The Scotsman . 17 April 1980 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 August 2025.
6. News: Teddington sights on final;Hockey . . 14 April 1995 . .
7. Web site: EuroHockey Cup Winners Cup Men Cagliari 14-17 April 1995 . . 1995 . 2 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105032046/http://www.eurohockey.org/ehf/archive/cupwincup/men/1995_cwc_m_cagliari_brussel_triglav.pdf . 5 November 2013 . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Hockey stars roll back years . . 24 June 2003 . 25 October 2013.