Kyle John Haynes (born 29 December 1991) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...

. Haynes was formerly on the books at

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

and featured in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for the Robins.

Career

Birmingham City

Haynes started his career as a junior at

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

before his release in 2008. He had a trial with

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

in February 2008.

Cheltenham Town

After his release from

Haynes joined the

centre of excellence. Kyle progressed to the club's reserve team and made his debut for the club as a substitute in the game against

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

on 24 March 2009. In doing so he became the club's youngest Football League player at the age of 17 years ,2 months and 26 days old. He then became the League Two Apprentice of the Year for that season. In December 2010, he was loaned out to Salisbury City in order to gain first team experience. The loan was extended further in January 2011. After returning to Whaddon Road, he was loaned to

for a month. At the start of the 2011–12 season, it was reported that Haynes had returned to Salisbury City on a three-month loan deal. This move fell through however and Haynes re-joined Hednesford Town on a three-month loan to play in the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...

Hednesford Town

In November 2011, Haynes and Cheltenham came to an agreement that would see Haynes leave the club to link up permanently with Hednesford following his loan spell at the club.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, Kyle Living people 1991 births English men's footballers Footballers from Wolverhampton Men's association football defenders English Football League players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Northern Premier League players Hednesford Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen