James Hayter (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Edward Hayter | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandown, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2007 | Bournemouth | 358 | (93) |
| 1998–1999 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2007– | Doncaster Rovers | 152 | (33) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:18, 2 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Edward Hayter (born 9 April 1979 in Sandown, Isle of Wight) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Bournemouth
After progressing through the youth system with south coast club Bournemouth, Hayter made his official début for them in the 1996–97 season in a 3–1 Division Two defeat to Peterborough United. Despite a promising start, he failed to gain a first team place and moved to Salisbury City on loan.
His performances there earned him a recall to Bournemouth from manager Mel Machin, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 demolition of Stoke on his return, and in October 2000 he equaled the club record for the number of goals scored in a match when he scored 4 against Bury. He was soon established as one of the most consistent and sought-after strikers outside the Premier League, and the proudest moment of his Bournemouth career came in May 2003 when he helped them achieve victory over Lincoln City in the Division Three playoff final.
On 24 February 2004, he came on as an 84th minute substitute while Bournemouth were 3–0 up at home to Wrexham and scored the fastest Football League hat-trick ever in less than 140 seconds,[1] beating the record set by Jimmy Scarth of Gillingham in 1952. His parents were at the match but missed his hat-trick as they had to leave early to get the last ferry back to the Isle of Wight.
Hayter finished as Bournemouth's top scorer for the 2005–06 season, with 22 goals to his name, which proved vital in saving them from relegation. While struggling to score for Bournemouth in the 2006–07 season, he was a vital part of their first-team and scored twice against Oldham Athletic (3–2 win), the winner at Chesterfield (1–0) and one in the 5–0 win against Leyton Orient.
[edit] Doncaster Rovers
On 30 May 2007, Hayter signed for Doncaster Rovers for a club record transfer fee of £200,000.[2]
Hayter powered Doncaster Rovers into the Championship, on 25 May 2008, with a 47th minute stooping header that proved the only goal in the 2008 League One play-off final, against Leeds United.[3]
After Rovers' promotion to the Championship, Hayter struggled to find the net at the start of the 2008/9 season, but Rovers continued to show faith in Hayter, until an injury kept him out until March 2009. He started to find form on his return to the side, scoring his first goal of the season in narrow 2–1 defeat to Watford on April 4, 2009. He scored another 3 goals in the 2008/9 season against Ipswich Town, Plymouth Argyle and Crystal Palace, taking his goal tally for the season to 4. He made a good start to thr 2009/10 season as well, scoring on the opening day at Watford, and also grabbing goals in games against Cardiff, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace to take his tally for the season to 4 in early December. He ended the 2009/10 season with 9 goals – a very good achievement given that Hayter played the majority of the season in a deeper role in the team due to Rovers' success using Billy Sharp as a lone striker. He renewed his contract with Rovers in the summer of 2010, signing on for another two years. Hayter started the 2010/11 season well, scoring a headed goal in Doncaster's opening day win against Preston North End at Deepdale. Most of Hayters goals for Rovers in the 2010/11 season have been headers and he has proved himself to be one of the best headers of the ball outside the Premiership. Hayters headed goal against Middlesbrough on the 17th December was his 7th league goal of the season.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Hayter hits fastest treble". BBC. 23 February 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/3509597.stm. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Doncaster sign Cherries' Hayter". BBC Sport. 2007-05-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/6641603.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ "HAYTER HEADS DONNY INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP", The Football League, Tony Leighton, 25 May 2008.
[edit] External links
- James Hayter player profile at doncasterroversfc.co.uk
- James Hayter player profile at afcb.co.uk
- James Hayter career stats at Soccerbase
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