John Kaye (footballer)
Encyclopedia
John Kaye 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. He made his debut for the Baggies against Leicester City
in August 1963. 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.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
from Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
in May 1963 for £44,750, a club record for Albion at the time. He made his debut for the Baggies against Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
in August 1963. He managed Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
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.
Team honours with West Bromwich Albion
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
: winner 1968 - Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: winner 1966, runner-up 1967, 1970