Paul Hayes

Paul Edward Hayes (born 20 September 1983) is an English retired professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances for 11 clubs in all three divisions of the English Football League as a forward.

Paul Hayes
Hayes playing for AFC Sudbury in February 2019.
Personal information
Full name Paul Edward Hayes[1]
Date of birth (1983-09-20) 20 September 1983[1]
Place of birth Dagenham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–2001 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Norwich City 0 (0)
2002–2005 Scunthorpe United 99 (28)
2005–2007 Barnsley 75 (11)
2007Huddersfield Town (loan) 4 (1)
2007–2010 Scunthorpe United 129 (33)
2010–2011 Preston North End 23 (2)
2010–2011Barnsley (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 Charlton Athletic 19 (3)
2012Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (6)
2012–2013 Brentford 23 (4)
2013Crawley Town (loan) 11 (2)
2013Plymouth Argyle (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 Scunthorpe United 16 (4)
2014–2017 Wycombe Wanderers 101 (19)
2017 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 (0)
2017–2018 Newport County 13 (3)
2018–2019 AFC Sudbury 32 (11)
2019 Romford 1 (0)
2019–2020 Meridian VP
2020 Faversham Town 9 (0)
2020 Chatham Town 1 (1)
Total 575 (128)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Norwich City

Hayes started his footballing career as a schoolboy with Norwich City, whom he joined as a 13-year-old.[2] Hayes' first involvement with the first team came in pre-season prior to Norwich's 2001–02 First Division campaign, in which he scored in friendlies against Wroxham, Colchester United and Premier League club Arsenal.[2] He was an unused substitute for the final two games of the regular season.[3] He failed to feature during Norwich's unsuccessful playoff campaign.[3] Hayes failed to feature at all during the early part of the 2002–03 season and became frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities,[4] with forwards Iwan Roberts, Paul McVeigh, David Nielsen, Alex Notman, Zema Abbey and Ian Henderson ahead of him in the pecking order.[2] He spent periods on trial at Third Division clubs Torquay United and Scunthorpe United and had his Norwich academy contract cancelled on 3 December 2002.[2]

Scunthorpe United

Hayes signed a youth contract with Third Division club Scunthorpe United in December 2002.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, bagging Scunthorpe's fourth goal in a 4–1 win over Southend United on 25 January 2003.[5] On 19 March 2003, Hayes signed a professional contract with Scunthorpe.[2] He scored eight goals in 20 games during the 2002–03 season,[5] though the campaign ended with a heartbreaking playoff semi-final defeat to Lincoln City.[6] Hayes became a regular starter the following season,[7] making 45 appearances and scoring seven goals as Scunthorpe narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference.[8]

Hayes scored 19 goals during the 2004–05 season to help Scunthorpe gain automatic promotion to League One.[8][9] Hayes was in red hot form during October and November 2004, scoring 10 goals in as many games.[9] A highlight of his season was scoring the opener against Premier League club Chelsea in an FA Cup Third Round at Stamford Bridge on 8 January 2005, though Chelsea eventually ran out 3–1 winners.[10] Hayes departed Glanford Park on 2 June 2005, having scored 34 goals in 116 appearances for the club.[11]

Barnsley

Hayes joined League One club Barnsley on 2 June 2005 and made 56 appearances and scored 13 goals during the 2005–06 season.[12][13] He scored the opener in the 2006 League One play-off Final against Swansea City and a 2–2 scoreline at the end of extra time saw the game go to penalties,[13] with Hayes converting his spot kick to help Barnsley to a 4–3 shootout win and promotion to the Championship.[14] Hayes made 33 appearances for Barnsley during the 2006–07 season and scored five goals, which included a spell of four goals in six games early in the season.[15] After falling behind Hungarian forward duo István Ferenczi and Péter Rajczi in the second half of the season,[16] Hayes left the club on 13 June 2007.[17] He made 89 appearances and scored 18 goals in two seasons at Oakwell.[11]

Loan to Huddersfield Town

On 23 February 2007, Hayes joined League One club Huddersfield Town on a one-month loan with view to a permanent transfer, as cover for forward Andy Booth.[16] On 10 March, he scored his only goal for Huddersfield in a 2–0 home victory against local neighbours Bradford City.[15] He failed to win a contract or a loan extension and returned to Barnsley on 18 March,[18] after making scoring one goal in four appearances for Huddersfield Town.[11]

Return to Scunthorpe United

Hayes returned to Scunthorpe United (now playing in the Championship) on a three-year contract on 13 June 2007,[17] for a fee which was later settled by tribunal.[18] He made 42 appearances during the 2007–08 season,[19] but a run of five goals in the last three games of the season couldn't save the Iron from relegation to League One.[8] Hayes found his form again during the 2008–09 season,[20] making 57 appearances and scoring 19 goals and helped the Iron to the Football League Trophy Final and to promotion to the Championship via the playoffs.[21] Hayes had a solid 2009–10 season in the Championship, making 51 appearances and scoring 13 goals, which included a goal against Manchester City in a 4–2 FA Cup fourth round defeat on 24 January 2010.[22] A contract dispute saw Hayes attract attention from former club Norwich City late in the season,[23] but he left Glanford Park on 10 May 2010.[24] Hayes made 150 appearances and scored 40 goals in his second spell with Scunthorpe United and was voted the club's 2009–10 Player of the Year.[11][25]

Preston North End

On 10 May 2010, Hayes signed a three-year contract at Championship club Preston North End on a free transfer.[24] He made 26 appearances and scored four goals for the financially-stricken club during the 2010–11 season.[26][27] Personal problems and relegation to League One led Hayes to terminate his contract on 17 June 2011.[28][29][30]

Return to Barnsley on loan

On 28 October 2010, Hayes returned to Barnsley on emergency loan until 1 January 2011, as a makeweight in the deal to extend Iain Hume's loan at Preston North End.[31] He made seven appearances without scoring and returned to Deepdale when his loan expired.[26] Across his two spells with Barnsley, Hayes made 96 appearances and scored 18 goals.[11]

Charlton Athletic

On 21 June 2011, it was announced that Hayes was a third of a triple signing completed by League One club Charlton Athletic.[32] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–1 away win at Notts County on 13 August 2011.[33] After the arrival and immediate impact of Yann Kermorgant, opportunities became limited for Hayes.[34] He made 22 appearances and scored three goals during the 2011–12 season as Charlton won the League One title and secured promotion to the Championship.[33][35] Hayes was made available for transfer by manager Chris Powell prior to the beginning of the 2012–13 season and departed the club on 20 August 2012.[36][37]

Loan to Wycombe Wanderers

On 24 February 2012, Hayes and Charlton Athletic teammate Gary Doherty joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[38] He scored six goals in six appearances and was recalled by Charlton Athletic on 23 March.[33][39]

Brentford

On 20 August 2012, Hayes signed a three-year contract with League One club Brentford on a free transfer.[37] He made his debut as a substitute against Yeovil Town on 21 August 2012 and missed a penalty in a 3–1 defeat.[40] He finally scored his first goals for the club with a brace in a 2–2 draw with Hartlepool United on 27 October, but after scoring just four further goals over the following five months,[41] he departed Griffin Park on loan until the end of the season in March 2013.[42] At the end of the regular season, he returned to Brentford to play a part in each of the Bees' three League One playoff matches,[41] but the club missed out on promotion to the Championship after a 2–1 playoff final defeat to Yeovil Town.[43]

Despite scoring three goals during the 2013–14 pre-season,[44][45][46] Hayes was frozen out once the regular season started and was made available for loan by manager Uwe Rösler.[28][47] He made his only appearance of the season in a 3–2 League Cup first round victory over hometown club Dagenham & Redbridge on 6 August.[48] After a period away on loan,[49] Hayes had his contract terminated on 3 December 2013.[50] He made 33 appearances and scored six goals during 15 months at Griffin Park.[11]

Loan to Crawley Town

Hayes joined League One club Crawley Town on one-month loan on 11 March 2013,[42] which was later extended until the end of the season.[51] He scored two goals in 11 appearances and returned to Brentford on 30 April.[11][52]

Loan to Plymouth Argyle

Hayes joined League Two club Plymouth Argyle on a one-month loan on 4 October 2013.[49] He failed to score in six appearances for the Pilgrims and returned to Brentford when his loan expired.[53]

Scunthorpe United (third spell)

Hayes signed for Scunthorpe (now in League Two) for a third time in his career on 17 December 2013, on a contract running until the end of the 2013–14 season.[54] He scored four goals in 16 appearances and helped the Iron to promotion to League One with a second-place finish.[8] Hayes was released at the end of the season.[48][55] Across his three spells with Scunthorpe United, Hayes made 282 appearances and scored 78 goals.[11]

Return to Wycombe Wanderers

On 15 May 2014, Hayes returned to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year contract.[56] In just over three seasons with the Chairboys, he scored 27 goals in 120 appearances and helped the club to the 2015 League Two play-off Final,[11] which was lost on penalties to Southend United.[57] Hayes left Wycombe by mutual consent on 29 August 2017 and across his two spells with the club,[58] he made 126 appearances and scored 33 goals.[11]

Hemel Hempstead Town

On 22 September 2017, Hayes dropped out of the EFL for the first team in his career to join National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.[59] Despite joining the club in a bid to regain his fitness, he failed to win a call into a squad before departing three weeks later.[60]

Newport County

On 17 October 2017, Hayes returned to the Football League to join League Two club Newport County on a contract running until the end of the 2017–18 season.[61] Due to registration regulations, Hayes was not be able to make his Exiles debut until after 3 January 2018.[62] Hayes finished the season with 14 appearances, three goals and was released when his contract expired.[63][64]

Return to non-league football

On 9 August 2018, Hayes dropped back into non-League football to join Isthmian League North Division club AFC Sudbury on a two-year contract.[65] He scored 12 goals in 34 appearances during the 2018–19 season and retired in June 2019.[66][67] In mid-November 2019, Hayes returned to football as a player with Isthmian League North Division club Romford.[68] After one appearance, he transferred to Southern Counties East League First Division club Meridian VP,[69] with whom he remained until 7 January 2020, when he transferred to Isthmian League South East Division club Faversham Town.[70] Hayes made 10 appearances before transferring to Southern Counties East League Premier Division club Chatham Town in March 2020.[71][72] He scored on his only appearance for the club,[73] before the COVID-19 pandemic led to the 2019–20 season being abandoned.[74]

Personal life

Born in Dagenham, Essex, Hayes grew up in East London and went to Barclay Junior School in Leyton, where he captained the school football team from the age of seven.[75] He later attended Norlington School for Boys and The Bromfords School in Wickford, Essex.[75] His older brother, Martin, is a football manager and former player.[76] After retiring from football, Hayes began a career as an agent and launched Aspiro Lifestyle Management.[67][77]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2001–02[3] First Division 0000000000
Scunthorpe United 2002–03[5] Third Division 188002[lower-alpha 1]0208
2003–04[7] 35252223[lower-alpha 2]1457
2004–05[9] League Two 461831101[lower-alpha 2]05119
Total 992883326111634
Barnsley 2005–06[13] League One 45655204[lower-alpha 3]25613
2006–07[15] Championship 3052010335
Total 75117530428918
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2006–07[15] League One 4141
Scunthorpe United 2007–08[19] Championship 4081010428
2008–09[20] League One 4416300010[lower-alpha 4]35719
2009–10[22] Championship 45922425113
Total 12933625210315040
Preston North End 2010–11[26] Championship 2321022264
Barnsley (loan) 2010–11[26] Championship 7070
Charlton Athletic 2011–12[33] League One 19320001[lower-alpha 2]0223
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2011–12[33] League One 6666
Brentford 2012–13[41] League One 23451004[lower-alpha 5]1326
2013–14[48] 00001010
Total 234511041336
Crawley Town (loan) 2012–13[41] League One 112112
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2013–14[48] League Two 601[lower-alpha 2]070
Scunthorpe United 2013–14[48] League Two 164164
Wycombe Wanderers 2014–15[78] League Two 391221103[lower-alpha 1]24515
2015–16[79] 374311000415
2016–17[80] 23343004[lower-alpha 2]1317
2017–18[81] 201030
Total 1011995307312027
Newport County 2017–18[63] League Two 13310143
AFC Sudbury 2018–19[66] Isthmian League North Division 3211513[lower-alpha 6]04012
Romford 2019–20[68] Isthmian League North Division 1010
Faversham Town 2019–20[71] Isthmian League South East Division 901[lower-alpha 7]0100
Chatham Town 2019–20[73] Southern Counties East League Premier Division 1111
Career total 57512844171763710673160
  1. Appearances in Third Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. 3 appearances and 2 goals in League One play-offs, 1 appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. 7 appearances and 3 goals in EFL Trophy, 3 appearances in League One play-offs
  5. 2 appearances and 1 goal in EFL Trophy, 2 appearances in League One play-offs
  6. 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Suffolk Premier Cup
  7. Appearance in Kent Senior Cup

Honours

Scunthorpe United

Barnsley

Charlton Athletic

Individual

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