On 14 March 2009, Aylward was at right corner-forward when Good Counsel College faced Castlecomer Community School in the Leinster final.
[2] On 28 March 2009, Aylward was switched to full-forward when Good Counsel College faced Gort Community School in the All-Ireland final.
On 10 October 2009, Aylward lined out at left corner-forward when Glenmore faced Muckalee in the Kilkenny Football Championship final.
[4] On 25 October 2015, Aylward won a Kilkenny Junior Championship medal as part of the Glenmore hurling team that defeated Kilmacow by 1–12 to 2–06 in the final.
[6] A knee injury sustained in the All-Ireland semi-final against Dungourney ruled him out of the final against Eoghan Rua on 7 February 2016.
[9] On 6 September 2009, he started the All-Ireland final against Galway on the bench but was introduced as a 51st-minute substitute for Walter Walsh at full-forward.
[13] On 11 July 2012, Aylward won a Leinster Championship medal after top scoring with 2-05 from left corner-forward in a 4–24 to 1–13 defeat of Laois in the final.
He made his first appearance for the team on 28 June 2012 and collected a Leinster Championship medal after scoring two points in a 3–20 to 2–14 defeat of Wexford.
[18] Aylward's progress was hampered after injuring his knee against Cork in April and then tearing ligaments in his ankle in a club game.
[20] Aylward was a member of the extended training panel for much of the 2014 season, however, he failed to make a single competitive appearance that year.
On 8 April 2018, Aylward was an unused substitute when Kilkenny defeated Tipperary by 2–23 to 2–17 to win the National League title.