Eric Hayward (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lionel Eric Hayward | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Date of death | 1976 (aged 58–59) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hanley and Wardle's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1937 | Port Vale | 35 | (0) |
| 1937–1952 | Blackpool | 269 | (0) |
| Total | 304 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lionel Eric Hayward (more commonly known as Eric Hayward; 2 August 1917 — 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He was the elder brother of Basil and Doug Hayward.
He began his career as an amateur at Port Vale in July 1934, before turning professional in 1936. He was never a first team regular, and was allowed to join Blackpool in May 1937. He remained at Bloomfield Road for the next 15 years, during one of the brightest periods in the club's history, and played twice at Wembley in the FA Cup final defeats of 1948 and 1951. In total he played 305 league games in the Football League, not including appearances during World War II.
Hayward began his career with Port Vale as an amateur in July 1934, signing professional forms two years later. He made his debut at The Old Recreation Ground in a 1–0 defeat to Bury on 30 March 1935, and made four appearances in 1934–35 and 13 appearances in 1935–36. He continued to skirt the fringes of the first team as the "Valiants" were relegated from the Second Division into the Third Division North, featuring 21 times in 1936–37. He was transferred to Joe Smith's Blackpool in May 1937, with whom he would spend the next fifteen years.
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