England U21, 1 cap, 1 goal
England U20, 2 caps
Jay was a star of Arsenal’s youth team and played in their FA Youth Cup final victory over City in 2000. Sacked by Arsenal for throwing his shirt down after being substituted in a youth game he was signed by Gordon Strachan that summer. A striker of undoubted talent but questionable motivation and a suspect temperament Jay made a handful of appearances during the relegation season but started the following season as first choice striker with Lee Hughes. His best season was 2002-03 when he finished as top scorer with 11 goals, many of them spectacular efforts. He joined Italian club Perugia in 2003 and had two seasons in Italy punctuated by a loan at Premiership Blackburn. He returned to England and played for Charlton, Wolves, Stoke on loan and then a successful spell across the border with Cardiff (which earned him and England cap). Brief stints at QPR and Sheffield Wednesday followed before going overseas for productive spells in Thailand and Japan. He is now a regular pundit on Sky Sports.
Penalties (1 - scored)
2001-02
11 September 2001 v Peterborough United A, Worthington Cup 2nd Round, shootout scored (keeper Mark Tyler)
UEFA Intertoto Cup winner 2003 with Perugia
ENGLAND U21, 1 cap, 1 goal
2000-01
24 May 2001 England U21 3-0 Mexico U21Â friendly, at Leicester, substitute, goal
ENGLAND U20, 2 caps
2001-02
22 November 2001 England U20 1-0 Portugal U20 friendly, at Southampton, replaced
13 March 2002 England U20 3-0 Finland U20 friendly, at Bolton
England 1 cap with Cardiff City
2 caps for England U18
2 previous caps and 1 goal for England U16




