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Austin HAYES

Austin Hayes - Southampton FC - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 14 April 1979

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    • POSITION
      Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 15 July 1958
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      London, England. Died 3rd. December 1986. Aged 28.
  • CLUBS
  • Southampton FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1976-1981
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 5th March 1977 as a sub in a 2-1 win at home to Charlton Athletic (Aged: 18)
    • Club Career
      22 League apps (+9 as sub), 5 goals
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Austin HAYES - Southampton FC - League appearances.

Austin Hayes is pictured during the 2-1 win against Chelsea.


In December 1986, Austin Hayes died at the age of just 28, from lung cancer,

only three weeks after the illness was diagnosed. Earlier that year he had spent

a short time playing in Sweden and had recently returned to England when he became ill.

He played one game for the Irish Republic in 1979.

 

 


Southampton:   1976-1977     Played   3     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1977-1978     Played   2     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1978-1979     Played   15     Scored   3   goals   (Division 1)
     1979-1980     Played   11     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1980-1981     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred to Millwall in February 1981 for £50,000
 

1976–1981     Southampton                  32    (5)
1978               Los Angeles Aztecs       22    (4)
1981–1983     Millwall                            47    (5)
1983–1985     Northampton Town         64    (14)