Hayden Lindley

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Hayden Lindley
Personal information
Full name Hayden Taylor Lindley [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC United of Manchester
Youth career
Honley Junior
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
2010–2019 Manchester City
2019–2021 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2022 → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)
2023 Golcar United 1 (0)
2023–2024 Darlington 14 (0)
2024 → Pontefract Collieries (loan) 5 (1)
2024– FC United of Manchester 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Hayden Taylor Lindley (born 2 September 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester. Lindley is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and was also on the books of Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers as a junior. He appeared in the EFL Cup for Aston Villa and in the Football League for Newport County before moving into non-league football.

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Career

Early career

After impressing for the under-eights team of local side Honley Junior Football Club, Lindley joined the youth setup at Blackburn Rovers in October 2008. Soon after, he also began training with Manchester City's academy at a site in Bradford. Lindley was also approached by Leeds United but did not join them. [2] Lindley remained with City until July 2019, when he departed to join Aston Villa. [3]

Aston Villa

On 8 January 2021, Lindley made his first-team debut for Aston Villa as a substitute in a FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool, after Villa had been forced to name a team of inexperienced academy players after a large number of first-team players tested positive for COVID-19. [4] [5] Lindley was ever-present for Aston Villa U18s' run to the final of the 2021 FA Youth Cup, in which they beat Liverpool U18s 2–1. [6] He was one of six members of that squad to sign new contracts with Aston Villa at the end of the season. [7] Lindley again appeared for the first team on 24 August in Villa's away win against Barrow in the EFL Cup; he came on in the second half as a late substitute for Frédéric Guilbert. [8] [9]

On 1 September 2022, Lindley joined Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [10] He made his debut for Newport on 13 September as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 League Two defeat to Stevenage, [11] [12] and made four more league appearances, but he fell out of favour after a change of management and returned to Villa on 1 January 2023. [13] [14]

Towards the end of the 2022–23 season, with the end of his Aston Villa contract approaching, Lindley was allowed to go on trial with League One club Cheltenham Town. [15] He was released by Aston Villa when his contract expired. [16]

Darlington

After leaving Aston Villa, Lindley played one match for Northern Counties East League club Golcar United on a non-contract basis, a 1–1 draw against Bottesford Town on 14 October 2023. [17]

Lindley signed for National League North club Darlington on 24 October, and made his debut the same day, as a substitute in a goalless draw against Blyth Spartans. [18] He was a regular starter in 2023, but fell out of contention in 2024, [19] and on 28 March he joined Northern Premier League Division One East club Pontefract Collieries on loan until the end of the season. [20] He was released by Darlington when his contract expired. [21]

FC United of Manchester

Lindley joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester for the 2024–25 season. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2020–21 [5] ————1 [a] 010
2021–22 [9] ————3 [a] 030
2022–23 [12] ————1 [a] 010
Total———5050
Aston Villa 2020–21 [5] Premier League 001000—10
2021–22 [9] Premier League000010—10
2022–23 [12] Premier League000000—00
Total001010—20
Newport County (loan) 2022–23 [12] League Two 5000000050
Golcar United 2023–24 [17] NCEFL Premier Division 10———10
Darlington 2023–24 [19] National League North 140——00140
Pontefract Collieries (loan) 2023–24 [23] Northern Premier League
Division One East		51——0051
FC United of Manchester 2024–25 [24] NPL Premier Division17020—1 [b] 0200
Career total421301080541
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Manchester Premier Cup

Honours

Aston Villa U18

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