Ashley Bayes
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Bayes with AFC Wimbledon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley John Bayes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| 1988–1990 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Torquay United | 97 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Exeter City | 127 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Leyton Orient | 69 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Bohemians | 33 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Woking | 40 | (0) |
| 2004 | Hornchurch | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Grays Athletic | 84 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Crawley Town | 45 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Stevenage | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Basingstoke Town | 74 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 593 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | England Youth | ||
| 1991 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ashley John Bayes (born 19 April 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is goalkeeping coach at League One club AFC Wimbledon.
Bayes began his career at Brentford, making his first-team debut in March 1990, before establishing himself at Third Division club Torquay United, where he made 119 appearances across three seasons. He then spent three years at Exeter City, making 145 appearances, before joining Leyton Orient in July 1999. After three years at Orient, Bayes signed for League of Ireland club Bohemians in 2002, winning the league title in his first season. Returning to England, he played for Woking, Hornchurch, and Grays Athletic, where he won a Conference South title and two FA Trophy medals during a three-year spell.
After a season with Crawley Town, Bayes signed for Stevenage Borough in May 2008, helping the club win the FA Trophy in his first season and achieve back-to-back promotions from the Conference Premier to League One. He signed for Conference South club Basingstoke Town in June 2011 before joining AFC Wimbledon in June 2013 as a player-coach, eventually becoming the club's goalkeeping coach. Bayes also represented England at youth level.