Josh Payne

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Josh Payne
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Payne in May 2008
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Payne [1]
Date of birth (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Beaconsfield Town
Youth career
Portsmouth
Southampton
2007–2008 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 West Ham United 2 (0)
2008 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 11 (1)
2009 → Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
2010 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 3 (1)
2010 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
2010–2012 Oxford United 34 (1)
2012 → Aldershot Town (loan) 6 (1)
2012 Aldershot Town 26 (2)
2013–2015 Woking 82 (11)
2015–2016 Eastleigh 38 (4)
2016–2020 Crawley Town 96 (8)
2019–2020 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2021 Ebbsfleet United 9 (0)
2021–2022 Barnet 12 (0)
2022 Hayes & Yeading United 6 (0)
2023 Maidenhead Cosmos 8 (3)
2023– Beaconsfield Town 7 (0)
International career
2013–2014 England C 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Joshua James Payne (born 25 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beaconsfield Town. He has previously played for West Ham United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers, Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United, Aldershot Town, Woking, Eastleigh, Crawley Town, Ebbsfleet United, Barnet and Hayes & Yeading United.

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Early life

Payne was born and grew up in Basingstoke, where he attended Brighton Hill Community College. [4]

Club career

Payne began his career with Portsmouth and Southampton [5] before moving to West Ham United. He was named as 2008–09 captain of the West Ham Under-18 team, [6] [7] but joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan on 24 September 2008. [8] [9] He made his debut for Cheltenham against Stockport County on 27 September 2008, scoring a goal in the 66th minute. [10] [11] Payne's loan with Cheltenham Town lasted three months before he returned to West Ham on 22 December 2008. [12] Payne made his West Ham and Premier League debut on 21 March 2009 in a 1–1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Diego Tristán. [13]

On 22 October 2009 Payne signed for Colchester United on a one-month loan. [14] Payne made his debut for Colchester on 24 October 2009 in a 2–1 home victory against Walsall and was fouled for a penalty, which resulted in Colchester's second and winning goal. [15] Payne returned to West Ham on 20 November, having played only three games for Colchester, as manager Aidy Boothroyd decided not to extend his loan. [16]

On 22 January 2010 Wycombe Wanderers confirmed they had signed Payne on an initial one-month loan. [17] Payne made his debut for Wycombe on 23 January, scoring in a 1–1 away draw against Southend United. [18]

He returned to West Ham on 25 February 2010. [19] In March 2010 it was announced that Payne's contract with West Ham would not be renewed beyond the end of the 2009–10 season. [20]

On 28 July 2010 Payne signed for Doncaster Rovers on an initial six-months contract after a successful trial period at the club. [21] He made his Rovers debut in the League Cup tie against Accrington Stanley on 10 August 2010, scoring his first and Doncaster's only goal in a 2–1 defeat. [22]

On 31 August 2010 Payne joined Oxford United on a one-month loan deal, which was then extended for another three months. Payne subsequently signed a pre-contract agreement with Oxford, making the move permanent. [23] [24] [25] He scored his first goal for Oxford from a free kick in a 3–1 home victory against Northampton on 23 October 2010. [26]

In January 2012 it was confirmed that Payne would be joining Aldershot Town on loan, initially for a month but later extended to the end of the season. [27] On 5 March, the move was made permanent on a free transfer. [28]

On 24 June 2013, shortly after his release from prison, Payne signed for Woking. [29] Payne played 95 league and cup games for Woking. He left the Conference Premier side at the end of the 2014–15 season to join Eastleigh. After a successful debut season with Eastleigh, Payne decided to reject a new one-year deal to venture into The Football League. [30]

On 26 May 2016, Payne joined Crawley Town on a two-year deal. [31] On 6 August 2016, Payne made his Crawley debut in a 1–0 victory against Wycombe Wanderers, playing the full 90 minutes. [32] On 3 October 2019, Payne joined National League club Ebbsfleet United on loan until January 2020. [33] [34] In January 2020, his loan was extended until the end of the season. [35] His contract with Crawley Town was not extended at the end of the 2019–20 season. [36]

Following his release from Crawley, Payne signed a two-year contract with former club Ebbsfleet United in July 2020. [37] He signed for Barnet in July 2021. [38] Payne left the Bees by mutual consent in January 2022. [39] On 1 March 2022, Payne joined Southern League Premier Division South leaders Hayes & Yeading United. [40]

After starring for Maidenhead Cosmos in the latter part of the 2022/2023 season, Payne signed with Beaconsfield Town [41] for the 2023/2024 season.

Personal life

In December 2012 Payne was sent to prison for twelve months following a conviction for actual bodily harm and common assault following an incident in Guildford town centre in May 2012; upon conviction Aldershot terminated Payne's contract. [42] [43]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2023 [44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2008–09 Premier League 200000—20
2009–10 Premier League000010—10
Total200010—30
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2008–09 League One 111200000131
Colchester United (loan) 2009–10 League One3000000030
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2009–10 League One3100000031
Doncaster Rovers 2010–11 Championship 000011—11
Oxford United 2010–11 League Two 28110001 [lower-alpha 1] 0301
2011–12 League Two6010002 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Total341200030391
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12 League Two6100000061
Aldershot Town 2011–12 League Two111000000111
2012–13 League Two151201000181
Total323201000363
Woking 2013–14 Conference Premier 40310—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0433
2014–15 Conference Premier42820—5 [lower-alpha 2] 24910
Total821130—729213
Eastleigh 2015–16 National League 38451—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0455
Crawley Town 2016–17 League Two321001000331
2017–18 League Two35500103 [lower-alpha 1] 0395
2018–19 League Two271200000291
2019–20 League Two2100102 [lower-alpha 1] 051
Total9682030501068
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2019–20 National League22121—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0262
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21 National League South 9010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
Barnet 2021–22 National League12000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0130
Maidenhead Cosmos 2022–23 Thames Valley League8300—0 [lower-alpha 2] 083
Beaconsfield Town 2023–24 Sothern League Premier South5000—0 [lower-alpha 2] 050
Career total357331926121240338
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the FA Trophy

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