Hayley West

**Last statistical update: 21:38, 14 January 2024 (UTC)**

**Hayley West** is a footballer who plays for **Hashtag United** (women).

Colchester United
West played for Colchester United in the 2009–10 Premier League - Southern Division. Her 1st appearance of the season came on 4 October in a 2-goal home loss to eventual champions Barnet. In total, the defender appeared 8 times as *The U's* placed 9th. She had started the campaign with their reserves, netting once (versus Fulham) across 3 matches. West started 2010–11 with a 22 August appearance at West Ham United, prior to scoring next time out in a 5 September triumph away to Brighton & Hove Albion. She appeared 18 times that season. 21 appearances arrived in the subsequent 2011–12, again alongside 1 goal - against Tottenham Hotspur on 20 November 2011, as they improved on a preceding position of 6th to end 2nd; 4 points off promotion.

2012–13 would turn out to be West's final campaign with Colchester United, as she amassed 8 appearances and netted her 3rd and final goal for the club during a 4–3 victory on the road to Tottenham Hotspur - in a season that saw them relegated.

West Ham United
West was unveiled as a new signing by Premier League - Southern Division side West Ham United on 2 September 2013. She had already made her debut for *The Hammers* in a 25 August defeat at Charlton Athletic, as well as a 2nd appearance in a fixture at home to Portsmouth on 1 September. She would feature 12 more times for them across the 1st half of the season, which preceded a move away to divisional rivals Brighton & Hove Albion; having taken part for the last time on 23 March 2014 against Keynsham Town.

Brighton & Hove Albion
Having began the season with West Ham United, West switched Premier League - Southern Division clubs in March 2014 by heading to Brighton & Hove Albion. Her bow for *The Seagulls* came on 30 March in an away day success over ex-club West Ham United. Further matches followed versus Chesham United, Charlton Athletic, Cardiff City, Lewes and Gillingham.

Lewes
Ahead of 2014–15, Lewes secured the services of West. An opening appearance for the club arrived in a 24 August 2014 Premier League - Southern Division win at home to Plymouth Argyle. That was 1 of 8 matches that the defender participated in across the year. 2015–16 would see West play in 10 matches, which preceded more in the following season than in the preceding 2 combined - as 22 appearances came her way across a season that saw them place 7th in 2016–17. Her final showing for *The Rooks* occurred on 16 April as they had a goalless draw away to former team West Ham United. West departed in mid-2017, revealing that although she was "gutted" to leave the travelling involved "was just getting too much".

C & K Basildon
For the 2017–18 campaign, West was attached to C & K Basildon in the Premier League - Premier Division, Southern Division. Her 1st appearance for them came against her former employers on 27 August 2017, as she came off the substitute's bench to replace Laken Duchar-Clark after 46 minutes of an eventual 1–1 away draw. A opening start came soon after, on 3 September, in an 8-goal thrashing of Basingstoke Town. She would score twice throughout her 12 months with the club, firstly converting in a 11 October triumph at home to Gillingham before scoring the sole goal in a success at home to old team Lewes on 22 April.

Charlton Athletic
West started the 2018–19 season with Charlton Athletic's development squad. After an opening day debut away to Watford on 2 September 2018, the defender made 8 more appearances between then and 14 April 2019 (draw with Blackburn Rovers Development). Prior to that final match at that level, West had been moved into their senior Championship squad around February. Having gone unused on the bench on 20 February versus Aston Villa, she debuted in a 13 March home victory over Millwall. She also featured in match-ups with Manchester United and London Bees that month, prior to taking her game tally to 6 by the campaign's conclusion after featuring versus Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Leicester City.

London Bees
On 12 August 2019, London Bees officialised the signing of West. A 1–0 triumph away to Blackburn Rovers on 25 August saw the defender made her *Rovers* bow, which would be 1 of 6 league appearances (as well as 3 WSL League matches) up until the division's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The succeeding 2020–21 would also be interrupted due to the pandemic, as she appeared in 12 encounters across league and cup as they suffered relegation. On 11 August 2021, citing a struggle to balance out her work life and her football life, West revealed that she had made the decision to exit *The Bees*.

### HTU

2021–22
13 August 2021 saw West announced as a new arrival by Jason Stephens's HTU. She made her debut for the club in their National League - Division One South East victory at the Demcom Stadium away to Cambridge City on 15 August, which preceded a run of 14 further matches for *The Tags* between then and the end of 2021. On 16 January 2022, West scored her 1st HTU goal during a 5–0 success in an Essex Senior Cup quarter-final with Leigh Ramblers. After a 13 February assist for Grace Gillard in a triumph over Cambridge United, a 2nd HTU goal came in a 6 March win away to Norwich City. She finished the season with 28 appearances, whilst also adding a further assist for Malika Apindia on 27 March at Stevenage.

2022–23
After making appearances in pre-season to get 2022–23 underway, West claimed her 1st goal of the campaign on 28 August 2020 during a 10-0 thumping of Wymondham Town. September would see the defender net further during encounters with Actonians (on 4 September), Cambridge United (on 18 September) and Ashford Town (on 25 September, National League Cup). After another goal in that latter competition on 17 December at Watford, she contributed league goals across the opening 2 months of 2023 against Hounslow (on 8 January), Norwich City (on 12 February) and London Seaward (on 22 February). On 19 March, West netted a hat-trick in a 8–0 beating of Cambridge City, prior to ending her season scoring spree with a brace over Queens Park Rangers on 23 April.

2023–24
West netted her 1st goal of 2023–24 in a National League Cup 2nd round win at home to Rugby Borough.

## Personal Life

West works within the NHS, having done so as a rotational physiotherapist since October 2020. She has also worked in a similar role for BodyCare, a company she co-owns, since July 2016. Between July 2013 and April 2016, West worked as a supervisor at Southend-on-Sea's Adventure Island. Around June 2017, she was working as head physio for rugby team [Old Cooperians]. West attended The Chafford School (2004–2009), Thurstable School (2009–2011), the University of Hertfordshire (2012–2015) and London South Bank University (2018–2020).

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (78)
* List of appearances of Hayley West

Goals (16)
* List of goals of Hayley West

## HTU Honours

* Essex Senior Cup (1): 2021-22
* National League - Division One South East (1): 2022–23

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hayley West" .
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 "Hayley West player stats" .
3. ↑ "Hayley West" , 2 September 2013.
4. ↑ "Yep. The travelling was just getting too much" , 5 July 2017.
5. ↑ "Hayley West joins London Bees!" , 12 August 2019.
6. ↑ "Sometimes you have to make tough decisions, but the hardest ones are often the right ones..." , 11 August 2021.
7. ↑ "🚨WESTY SIGNS! We’re delighted to announce the signing of @HayleyWest\_13 from London Bees. A tenacious defender with previous experience in the @FAWomensChamp. Hayley goes straight into the squad for Sunday’s season opener with Cambridge City." , 13 August 2021.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Hayley West" .
9. ↑ "And we go again..." , 29 June 2017.