▁a ▁young ster ▁and ▁had ▁sp ells ▁with ▁Port ▁Tal bot ▁Athlet ic ▁and ▁Br id g end ▁Town . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Hay es ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁join ▁Bar ns ley , ▁but ▁he ▁never ▁made ▁a ▁senior ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁Third ▁Division ▁North ▁side ▁Nelson ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁sign ings ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁they ▁stro ve ▁to ▁avoid ▁finishing ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Hay es ▁made ▁his ▁Nelson ▁debut ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 – 4 ▁victory ▁away ▁at ▁Hart le po ols ▁United . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goals ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁net ting ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 – 0 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Dar ling ton ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁and ▁scoring ▁a ▁cons olation ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁reverse ▁fi xture ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁Hay es ▁made ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁league ▁appearances ▁for ▁Nelson , ▁scoring ▁five ▁goals , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 2 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Port ▁Tal bot ▁Category : Wel sh ▁football ers ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁for wards ▁Category : Port ▁Tal bot ▁Town ▁F