to Brentford on 30 April. Hayes played a part in each of the Bees' three League One playoff matches, but the club missed out on promotion to the Championship after a 2–1 playoff final defeat to Yeovil Town. Despite scoring three goals during the 2013–14 pre-season, Hayes was frozen out once the regular season started and was made available for loan by manager Uwe Rösler. He made his only appearance of the season in a 3–2 League Cup first round victory over hometown club Dagenham & Redbridge on 6 August. Hayes joined League Two club Plymouth Argyle on a one-month loan on 4 October 2013. He failed to score in six appearances for the Pilgrims and returned to Brentford when his loan expired. Hayes had his contract terminated on 3 December 2013 and made 33 appearances and scored six goals during 15 months at Griffin Park. Scunthorpe United (third spell) Hayes signed for Scunthorpe (now in League Two) for a third time in his career on 17 December 2013, on a contract running until the end of the 2013–14 season. He scored four goals in 16 appearances and helped the Iron to promotion to League One with a second-place finish. Hayes was released at the end of the season. Across his three spells with Scunthorpe United, Hayes made 282 appearances and scored 78 goals. Return to Wycombe Wanderers On 15 May 2014, Hayes returned to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year contract. In just over three seasons with the Chairboys, he scored 27 goals in 120 appearances and helped the club to the 2015 League Two play-off final, which was lost on penalties to Southend United. Hayes left Wycombe by mutual consent on 29 August 2017 and across his two spells with the club, he made 126 appearances and scored 33 goals. Hemel Hempstead Town On 22 September 2017, Hayes dropped out of the EFL for the first team in his career to join National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town. Despite joining the club in a bid to regain his fitness, he failed to win a call into a squad before departing three weeks later. Newport County On 17 October 2017, Hayes returned to the Football League to join League Two club Newport County on a contract running until the end of the 2017–18 season. Due to registration regulations, Hayes was not be able to make his