George Hayes (footballer)

George Hayes
Personal information
Full name	Thomas George Hayes
Date of birth	25 September 1908
Place of birth	Taibach, Port Talbot, Wales
Date of death	16 May 1984 (aged 75)
Place of death	Port Talbot, Wales
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Port Talbot Athletic
19xx–1927	Bridgend Town
1927–1928	Barnsley
1928	Nelson
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas George Hayes (25 September 1908 – 16 May 1984) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward or an inside forward. Born in Port Talbot, he played for the Wales Schoolboys team as a youngster and had spells with Port Talbot Athletic and Bridgend Town. In the summer of 1927, Hayes moved to England to join Barnsley, but he never made a senior appearance for the club. He transferred to Third Division North side Nelson in March 1928, one of several new signings by the club as they strove to avoid finishing bottom of the league.

Hayes made his Nelson debut on 17 March 1928 in the 5–4 victory away at Hartlepools United. He scored his first goals for the club the following month, netting twice in the 4–0 home win against Darlington on 7 April, and scoring a consolation goal in the reverse fixture a week later. Hayes made a total of nine league appearances for Nelson, scoring five goals, but was released by the club at the end of the 1927–28 season.

References[]

Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 119. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

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