James Hayter

Doncaster Rovers On 30 May 2007, Hayter signed for Doncaster Rovers for a club record transfer fee of £200,000.

His 47th-minute header in the 2008 League One play-off final, against Leeds United helped Doncaster Rovers gain promotion to the Championship.

After Rovers' promotion to the Championship, Hayter struggled to find the net at the start of the 2008/9 season, but Rovers continued to show faith in Hayter, until an injury kept him out until March 2009. He started to find the form on his return to the side, scoring his first goal of the season in narrow 2–1 defeat to Watford on 4 April 2009. He scored another 3 goals in the 2008/9 season against Ipswich Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Crystal Palace, taking his goal tally for the season to 4. He made a good start to the 2009/10 season as well, scoring on an opening day at Watford, and also grabbing goals in games against Cardiff, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace to take his tally for the season to 4 in early December. He ended the 2009/10 season with 9 goals – a very good achievement given that Hayter played the majority of the season in a deeper role in the team due to Rovers' success using Billy Sharp as a lone striker.

He renewed his contract with Rovers in the summer of 2010, signing on for another two years. Hayter started the 2010/11 season well, scoring a headed goal in Doncaster's opening day win against Preston North End at Deepdale. Most of Hayter's goals for Rovers in the 2010/11 season have been headers and he has proved himself to be one of the best headers of the ball outside the Premiership. His headed goal against Middlesbrough on 17 December was his 7th league goal of the season. In May 2012, Hayter was released by the club after the expiry of his contract.

Yeovil Town On 28 June 2012, Hayter signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a two-year contract, taking the vacant number 9 shirt. He scored two of Yeovil's goals in a 3 – 1 away win over Brentford on 21 August. Two weeks later, he got a goal against his former club Doncaster Rovers in a 2 – 1 win for Yeovil. Hayter scored twice in Yeovil's 2–2 draw with Torquay United in the Football League Trophy, as well as netting in the penalty shootout to help the Glovers through to the next round. On 19 May 2013, Hayter won promotion via the play-offs for the third time in his career as Yeovil were promoted to the Championship for the first time in the club's history.

Hayter was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two.

Havant & Waterlooville In June 2015, Hayter joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville.

In June 2018, having made 84 league appearances and scored 13 goals for Havant & Waterlooville, Hayter departed the club.

Weymouth loan

In November 2017, Hayter joined Weymouth on a short-term loan from Havant & Waterlooville, making his début as a half-time substitute in a 0–3 Southern League Premier Division defeat at Slough Town.

After a month, having made three appearances for Weymouth, Hayter returned to Havant & Waterlooville in December 2017, featuring as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Bognor Regis Town.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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1996–97 Second Division

1997–98 Second Division

1998–99 Second Division

1999–2000 Second Division

Second Division

Second Division

Third Division

Second Division

League One

League One

League One

League One

Championship

2009–10 Championship

2010–11 Championship

2011–12 Championship

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2012–13 League One

2013–14 Championship

2014–15 League One

National League South

2016–17 Isthmian Premier Division

2017–18

Doncaster Rovers Football League One play-offs: 2008

Yeovil Town Football League One play-offs: 2013

Individual Isle of Wight Footballer of the Year: 2004 Football League One Player of the Month: October 2004 Football League Championship Player of the Month: November 2010