David Hay(1948–)

David Hay was born on 29 January 1948 in Paisley, Renfrewshire. He came through into the great Celtic side of the late 1960s and early 1970s under Jock Stein, a hard, composed, reading midfielder whose coolness in the tackle earned him the nickname the Quiet Assassin. He won Scottish league titles and cups at Celtic, then moved to Chelsea, where a serious eye injury cut short the best years of his playing career.

He represented Scotland at the 1974 World Cup, where the side went home unbeaten, eliminated only on goal difference, one of the proudest near-misses in the country's football history.

In management he proved himself twice over. He won the First Division and promotion with Motherwell, then returned to Celtic as manager and in the 1985 to 1986 season won the Scottish league championship, the title decided on a dramatic final day, together with the Scottish Cup in 1985.

Years later he took charge of Livingston, a young club from West Lothian, and in 2004 led them to the Scottish League Cup, a landmark trophy for a side of that size and one of the most satisfying achievements of his career. Across club after club David Hay carried the name with a quiet, durable competence, a champion as a player and a winner as a manager.