He was born in Eltham in Kent, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Haywood.
His father had played one first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1878 and his younger brother Archie played Second XI cricket for Kent either side of World War I and later coached at Taunton School.
[1] Haywood was for a time engaged with the Kent Nursery, but considering that he would do better with Northamptonshire, he took the necessary steps to qualify for the county.
[5] Haywood retired from professional cricket to become coach at Fettes College in Scotland after Northamptonshire rejected his request for a guarantee of £400 for 10 years and a benefit of £500 in 1930.
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