Barry Hayles

Early career

Hayles was born in Lambeth, South London. After beginning his career with Willesden Hawkeye in the early 1990s, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Stevenage Borough in February 1994, and impressed with the club in his first two seasons there. He was part of the team which won the Football Conference in the 1995–96 season, however when the club were denied promotion to the Football League he became interested in a move away from Broadhall Way. In 1997, after continuing to impress with Stevenage Borough, he earned a move to Football League club Bristol Rovers.

Bristol Rovers

Hayles impressed immediately, scoring on his debut against Plymouth Argyle with a first half header, and went on to top the Second Division scoring chart in his first season with 23 league goals as Rovers narrowly lost 4–3 on aggregate to Northampton Town in the playoffs. After beginning the 1998–99 season brightly, Hayles earned a £2 million move to Fulham.

Fulham

Hayles made over 200 appearances during his spell at Fulham, scoring 44 league goals and helping them to two promotions. He was integral to the team that got promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2001. Highlights during his time in the Premier League included scoring an equaliser against rivals Chelsea, a brace in a 2–0 win over Everton and another brace as Fulham memorably beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 at White Hart Lane. During his time at Fulham, he was also…

Whilst at Stevenage Borough, Hayles played twice for the England non-League team. The first game was in May 1995 at Clarence Park, against the Scottish Highland Football League who beat the England non-League team 3–2. The second game was in May 1997 at Balmoral Stadium (three miles south of Aberdeen), again against the Scottish Highland Football League. This time, the England non-League team won 5–0, with Hayles scoring two goals, and Lee Hughes, then of Kidderminster Harriers, scoring another two goals. Hayles was called up to the Cayman Islands squad in 2000 for a pair of FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Cuba. He took part in an unofficial 5–0 friendly defeat to American club side D.C. United, but he never played for them in a full international after FIFA ruled that he did not meet eligibility requirements. Hayles played at least ten times for Jamaica, making his debut against Cuba on 10 June 2001. Although he never announced his retirement from international football, the national team did not call him up after 2005. In addition, he has made appearances for England's veterans national team.

Stevenage Borough

Isthmian League Premier Division: 1993–94 Football Conference: 1995–96 Fulham

Second Division: 1998–99 First Division: 2000–01 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002 Leicester City

League One: 2008–09 Truro City

Southern League Premier Division: 2010–11 Southern League Premier Division Play-off: 2014–15