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Clay made his league debut for Bristol City v Chesterfield on 7 December 1901 and made 23 appearances as City finished 6th of 18 teams in the Second Division.
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Harry Clay
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He made 310 appearances in The Football League and 32 appearances in the for his only professional club Bristol City. Born in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, he began his career with local hometown club Kimberley Street Johns before Bristol City manager Sam Hollis signed him in November 1901 for Bristol City. Ever present with 34 appearances in the next three successive seasons 1902-1903, 1903-1904 & 1904-1905 when City rose to 4th place on each occasion.
Season 1905-1906 saw City finish top of the Second Division table as Clay played in 36 of the 38 league matches.
Clay played 11 matches in season 1907-1908 when Albert Edward Talbot-Lewis was the regular goalkeeper. He played regularly 29 appearances in 1909-1910 and 28 appearances in 1910-1911 when City were relegated after finishing 19th out of 20 clubs in the First Division.
Clay made further league appearances in the Second Division, 25 appearances in 1911-1912 and 12 appearances the following season. He played his final match on 16 November 1912 for Bristol City v Blackpool in a 0-0 draw before retiring in 1913.
He served in the Army in the First World War and was then groundsman at Baccalaureate, Filton and Canford Park, Westbury on Trym in Bristol. with Bristol City.
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