[3] Layton returned to Hereford and made his debut with the first team on 27 August 1974 at the Gay Meadow stadium against Shrewsbury in the League Cup, as a replacement for the injured Billy Tucker, winning the match by 1-0.
[5] He was appointed as permanent manager till the end of the season with Dick Bate as his assistant until Graham Turner took his role.
[6] He spent his spell in Pakistan identifying and developing young players including Muhammad Essa and Jaffar Khan early in their age.
[7] Under his guidance the senior team secured the first-ever point and scored first goal at the World Cup qualifiers since their first participation in 1989 that helped Pakistan rise from 195th to 182nd in the FIFA ranking.
[7] After leaving Pakistan, he had a stint with Hurriyya SC in the Maldives League before going to United States to help a friend at a coaching academy.