Paul Edward Hayes was born on 20 September 1983 and is an English former professional footballer who lasted played for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Haverhill Rovers.
35 Facts About Paul Hayes
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Paul Hayes played professionally for Norwich City, Huddersfield Town, Charlton Athletic, Preston North End, Brentford, Crawley Town, Plymouth Argyle and Newport County.
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Paul Hayes played his latter career in non-League football for Hemel Hempstead Town, AFC Sudbury, Romford, Meridian VP, Faversham Town, Chatham Town and Haverhill Rovers.
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Paul Hayes started his footballing career as a schoolboy with Norwich City, whom he joined as a 13-year-old.
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Paul Hayes was an unused substitute during the final two matches of the regular season.
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Paul Hayes failed to feature during Norwich's unsuccessful playoff campaign.
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Paul Hayes spent periods on trial at Third Division clubs Torquay United and Scunthorpe United and had his Norwich academy contract cancelled on 3 December 2002.
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Paul Hayes signed a youth contract with Third Division club Scunthorpe United in December 2002.
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On 19 March 2003, Paul Hayes signed a professional contract with Scunthorpe.
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Paul Hayes became a regular starter the following season, making 45 appearances and scoring seven goals as Scunthorpe narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference.
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Paul Hayes was in red hot form during October and November 2004, scoring 10 goals in as many games.
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Paul Hayes departed Glanford Park on 2 June 2005, having scored 34 goals in 116 appearances for the club.
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Paul Hayes departed Oakwell on 13 June 2007 and made 89 appearances and scored 18 goals during two seasons with the club.
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Paul Hayes returned to Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract on 13 June 2007, for a fee which was later settled by tribunal.
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On 10 May 2010, Paul Hayes signed a three-year contract at Championship club Preston North End on a free transfer.
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On 28 October 2010, Paul 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.
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Paul Hayes made seven appearances without scoring and returned to Deepdale when his loan expired.
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Personal problems and relegation to League One led Paul Hayes to terminate his contract on 17 June 2011.
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On 21 June 2011, it was announced that Paul Hayes was a third of a triple signing completed by League One club Charlton Athletic.
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On 20 August 2012, Paul Hayes signed a three-year contract with League One club Brentford on a free transfer.
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Paul Hayes joined League Two club Plymouth Argyle on a one-month loan on 4 October 2013.
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Paul Hayes failed to score in six appearances for the Pilgrims and returned to Brentford when his loan expired.
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Paul Hayes had his contract terminated on 3 December 2013 and made 33 appearances and scored six goals during 15 months at Griffin Park.
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Paul Hayes scored four goals in 16 appearances and helped the Iron to promotion to League One with a second-place finish.
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Across his three spells with Scunthorpe United, Paul Hayes made 282 appearances and scored 78 goals.
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On 15 May 2014, Paul Hayes returned to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year contract.
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Paul Hayes left Wycombe by mutual consent on 29 August 2017 and across his two spells with the club, he made 126 appearances and scored 33 goals.
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On 22 September 2017, Paul Hayes dropped out of the EFL for the first team in his career to join National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.
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Paul Hayes finished the season with 14 appearances, three goals and was released when his contract expired.
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On 9 August 2018, Paul Hayes dropped back into non-League football to join Isthmian League North Division club AFC Sudbury on a two-year contract.
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In mid-November 2019, Paul Hayes returned to football as a player with Isthmian League North Division club Romford.
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Paul Hayes made 10 appearances before joining Southern Counties East League Premier Division club Chatham Town in a player-sporting director capacity March 2020.
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Paul Hayes served Southern Counties East League Premier Division club Chatham Town as sporting director between 2020 and 2022.
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Paul Hayes later attended Norlington School for Boys and The Bromfords School in Wickford, Essex.
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Paul Hayes's older brother, Martin, is a football manager and former player and his son Noah was a member of the Charlton Athletic Academy.