Wesley Baynes (born 12 October 1988) is an English semi-professional

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Career

Born in

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

, Baynes came through the ranks at

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

, and made his first-team debut in a 2–2 home draw against Chester City in November 2007. After impressing in his first season, he signed an extension to his contract in March 2008, keeping him at the club until 2010. He scored his first goals for the club in the 4–2 away win against Lincoln City in May 2008 which was Wrexham's last match before relegation from the Football League. On 7 January 2009, Baynes handed in a transfer request amid rumours of interest from top clubs In June 2011 he joined his hometown club

. Wes scored his first goal for Chester in the 3–0 victory over

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scoring the final goal in the 90th minute. He scored his second goal for Chester in the 3–0 victory over

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, scoring the 3rd goal from 30 yards. Baynes scored four more goals for Chester in their back-to-back title winning season, scoring the first goal in the 2–1 victory over

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. He also scored Chester's only goal in the 1–1 draw against

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but his joy was soon to be cut short after being sent off later in the game. His fifth and sixth goal came in Chester's 4–0 win over

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. In May 2013 it was announced that Baynes rejected the chance to stay with Chester for another season but this time in the

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. Instead he joined recently relegated

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where he would be playing in the

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for another season. On 26 April 2014 he won promotion to the Conference Premier with Telford after they clinched the Conference North title on the final game of the season. In late September 2014 he joined

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on loan and subsequently permanently, before signing for

Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club () is a Welsh professional association football, football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the . The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted the Connah's Quay Nomads ...

in the

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. In May 2015, Baynes scored the only goal in the

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play-off final against Airbus UK Broughton that sent Nomads into Europe for the first time in their history. After spending two years with the club he signed for Airbus UK in the summer of 2017. In January 2018, he returned to the Welsh Premier with

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. At the end of the season, he was released by Llandudno and signed for

Aberystwyth Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...

. Baynes made his Aberystwyth debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–0 win over former club

. In June 2020, Baynes signed for

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. He then signed in 2021 for

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side

Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Town Football Club () is a Welsh professional football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire. They play in the . History Early years Records show that football has been played in Prestatyn since the early 1890s with games being playe ...

. In November 2021 he moved to Runcorn Town.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baynes, Wes 1988 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Wrexham A.F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players National League (English football) players Chester F.C. players Northern Premier League players AFC Telford United players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players Llandudno F.C. players Cymru Alliance players Cymru Premier players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Flint Town United F.C. players Runcorn Town F.C. players North West Counties Football League players Prestatyn Town F.C. players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players Footballers from Chester 21st-century English sportsmen