Andrew William "Andy" Hayward is an English

England

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 former footballer who played as either a midfielder

Midfielder

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 or a striker.

Hayward started his career in non-league football, and his prolific goalscoring record soon attracted attention from bigger clubs. He turned professional at the age of 24, joining Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

 from Frickley Athletic

Frickley Athletic F.C.

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 in 1994. He played 120 league games in four seasons before leaving the club in 1998. He has since played for numerous teams in non-league football.

He signed for Hednesford Town

Hednesford Town F.C.

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, and had a brief loan spell with Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

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. He then moved on to Barrow in February 1999, and helped the club secure survival in the Football Conference

Football Conference

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 league when he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against Kidderminster Harriers

Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

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 on the last day of the season. He returned to his old club Frickley Athletic, before being signed by Bradford Park Avenue

Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.

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 in September 2000 for a club record fee. He stayed there for several seasons before moving on to Stalybridge Celtic

Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...

 in March 2004. He stayed there until the summer of 2005, scoring 16 goals in 46 appearances.

He went on to play for Ossett Town

Ossett Town F.C.

Ossett Town Football Club are an English football club based in Ossett, in the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, playing in the Northern Premier League in the 2011-12 season.-History:...

, playing 53 times and scoring 32 goals, and North Ferriby United

North Ferriby United A.F.C.

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. He returned for a third spell at Frickley Athletic, this time as a player-assistant manager before joining Garforth Town

Garforth Town A.F.C.

Garforth Town Association Football Club are an English football team based in Garforth, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North, the 8th level of the English football pyramid.-History:...

.

He last played for Royston Pockets in Sunday league football.

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