Gerry Mays (18 July 1921 – 20 March 2006) was a Scottish

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player and

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. He played for Hibernian,

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

and

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

, and then managed

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

. Mays appeared for Kilmarnock in the 1957

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and 1952

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Final, and for Dunfermline in the 1949–50 Scottish League Cup Final.

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Gerald Mayes
www.ihibs.co.uk * 1921 births 2006 deaths Footballers from Wishaw Scottish men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Hibernian F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Ayr United F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub