Bayes with Stevenage Borough after the 2009 FA Trophy Final
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley John Bayes | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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AFC Wimbledon (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
1993–1996 | Torquay United | 97 | (0) |
1996–1999 | Exeter City | 127 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Leyton Orient | 69 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Bohemians | 27 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Woking | 40 | (0) |
2004 | Hornchurch | 10 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Grays Athletic | 83 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Crawley Town | 45 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Stevenage | 10 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Basingstoke Town | 74 | (0) |
2014–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
Total | 586 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1989 | England Youth | ||
1991 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:55, 19 November 2015 (UTC). |
Ashley John Bayes (born 19 April 1972) is an English former professional footballer who is now employed as the goalkeeping coach at League One side AFC Wimbledon.
Bayes started his career at Brentford, where he progressed through the youth system to make his first-team debut in March 1990. He made just a handful of appearances during his time at Griffin Park, and in 1993, joined Torquay United on a free transfer. Bayes played regularly during his time at Torquay, making over 100 appearances during his three seasons in Devon. He then joined Exeter City in July 1996, and spent three years with the club playing regularly. Bayes returned to London in July 1999 when he signed for Leyton Orient. After three years at Orient, Bayes joined League of Ireland team Bohemians in 2002, winning the league title in his first season with the club.
He returned to England in March 2003, and subsequently signed for Conference side Woking. He spent the 2003–04 campaign with Woking, before joining Conference South team Hornchurch ahead of the following season. However, he left Hornchurch after just three months, joining divisional rivals Grays Athletic in November 2004. Bayes' three-year tenure with the Essex club was a successful one, securing a Conference South title and two FA Trophy medals. After a season with Crawley Town, Bayes signed for Stevenage on a free transfer in May 2008. The club won the FA Trophy in his first season, before earning back-to-back promotions into League One following their successful 2010–11 season. Bayes left Stevenage in June 2011, signing for Basingstoke Town of the Conference South. In late June 2013, Ashley Bayes signed for AFC Wimbledon as a player-coach under manager Neal Ardley. He has also represented England at youth level.