Clive Haywood is an English former footballer who played in the Football League

The Football League

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 for Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

, for Seiko and Bulova SA in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

 for the Washington Diplomats

Washington Diplomats

The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Throughout their existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium...

, and in non-League football

Non-league football

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 for Thanet United

Margate F.C.

Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was known for a number of years during the 1980s as Thanet United....

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Football career

In 1975, Haywood signed a schoolboy forms with Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

. During the 1978-79 season, he was the top scorer for the Coventry City reserve team ahead of Mark Hateley

Mark Hateley

Mark Wayne Hateley is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team , and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland...

, Gary Thompson and Gary Bannister

Gary Bannister

Gary Bannister is a former English professional footballer who played for Coventry City , Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Oxford United, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Lincoln City and Darlington...

. The following season, he had 9 goals in 24 matches. And then, he was sent on a 3-month loan along with Steve Whitton

Steve Whitton

Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 to Seiko FC in Hong Kong. After returning from Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, Haywood made his professional debut in England on 30 August 1980 against Aston Villa, but this turned out to be his only first team appearance. In 1981, Haywood was sold to Washington Diplomats

Washington Diplomats

The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Throughout their existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium...

 in the NASL

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

 where he played alongside Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...

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A year later, he was sold to Bulova SA in Hong Kong. His teammates included Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

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's Charlie George

Charlie George

Charles Frederick "Charlie" George is an English former footballer. He played as a forward in the Football League and he was also capped by England.-Arsenal:...

 and Tommy Hutchison

Tommy Hutchison

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. He was the top scorer in the Hong Kong league for the 1982-83 season with 26 goals. He returned to England in 1984 with Thanet United

Margate F.C.

Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was known for a number of years during the 1980s as Thanet United....

. He retired in 1986.