[1] He made his debut on 12 October of that year, in a 4–0 home defeat by Cardiff City, and finished the 1946–47 season with two Third Division South appearances to his name.
[1] He fell out of favour in August 1949, though scored his first senior goal at The Old Recreation Ground on 25 February 1950, in a 2–2 draw with Norwich City, in what was his only appearance of the 1949–50 campaign.
[1] He was an ever-present during the 1956–57 campaign, scoring three goals in 44 games, as new boss Norman Low could not prevent Vale suffering relegation in last place.
[1] He scored four goals in 44 league games for "Pompey" in 1958–59 and 1959–60, as Freddie Cox's team dropped out of the First Division and then only avoided a second-successive relegation by two points in 1959–60.
[4] Another teammate Graham Barnett also recalled how Hayward would break opposition players' noses with his sharp elbows.
[6] They then finished eleventh in 1962–63, and reached the Second Round of the FA Cup after beating Dartford, where they lost out to Swindon Town.
[7] They reached the Third Round of the FA Cup the next season after beating Southend United and Crystal Palace, where they lost out to Bury.
[8] However, Hayward left Huish in February 1964, to manage Bedford Town, despite the fact that Yeovil were on course for the league title in 1963–64.
[8] After leaving Bedford Town, Hayward stepped up to management in the Football League, taking charge of Gillingham on 4 January 1966.