Austin Hayes

Austin William Patrick Hayes (15 July 1958 – 3 December 1986) was an English-born professional footballer of Irish descent, who played once as a full international for the Republic of Ireland national team in 1979, the same year that he collected a Football League Cup runners-up medal with Southampton.

For the baseball player, see Austin Hays.

Austin Hayes
Personal information
Full name Austin William Patrick Hayes[1]
Date of birth (1958-07-15)15 July 1958
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Date of death 3 December 1986(1986-12-03) (aged 28)
Place of death Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1974–1976 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 Southampton 32 (5)
1978 → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan) 22 (4)
1981–1983 Millwall 47 (5)
1983–1985 Northampton Town 64 (14)
1985 → Barnet (loan) ? (2)
1986 Friska Viljor 21 (3)
International career
1978–1980 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
1979 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hayes was born in Hammersmith, London, one of four children.

Hayes began his professional career as a left winger at Southampton in 1976. He scored twice on his debut in a European Cup Winners' Cup tie at home to Carrick Rangers on 3 November 1976. He played in the 1979 League Cup final but Southampton lost to Nottingham Forest. During that season he had played in 15 First Division games and scored three goals. He made his solitary appearance for Republic of Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Denmark at Lansdowne Road on 2 May 1979.[2]

Hayes was never able to cement a regular first-team place, with players of the calibre of Kevin Keegan, Charlie George and Phil Boyer also in the Saints squad. His last appearance for Southampton came on 3 May 1980 and he was transferred to Millwall for £50,000 in February 1981, later turning out for Northampton Town and then for Barnet in the Gola League.[3]

His last club was Swedish side Friska Viljor.[4][5]

In December 1986, Austin Hayes died at the age of 28 from lung cancer after contracting pneumonia, just three weeks after the illness was diagnosed.[6] Earlier that year he had spent a short time playing in Sweden and had recently returned to England when he became ill.[3]

Honours

Southampton

References
  1. "Austin Hayes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. European Championship 1980 (Details)
  3. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 523. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  4. "The tragic tale of Southampton's 1979 League Cup finalist Austin Hayes".
  5. "The tragic tale of Southampton's 1979 League Cup finalist Austin Hayes". www.unibet.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. "Nigel's WebSpace - English Football Cards, Player death notices". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
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