Joshua James Payne (born 25 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hayes & Yeading United. 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 and Barnet.
![]() Payne in May 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua James Payne[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 31)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hayes & Yeading United | ||
Youth career | |||
Portsmouth | |||
Southampton | |||
2007–2008 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2013–2014 | England C | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 26 February 2022 (UTC) |
Payne was born and grew up in Basingstoke, where he attended Brighton Hill Community College.[4]
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]
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.[41][42]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 2008–09 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Colchester United (loan) | 2009–10 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2009–10 | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2010–11 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Oxford United | 2010–11 | League Two | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
2011–12 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2011–12 | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Aldershot Town | 2011–12 | League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2012–13 | League Two | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Total | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
Woking | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
2014–15 | Conference Premier | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 49 | 10 | ||
Total | 82 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 92 | 13 | |||
Eastleigh | 2015–16 | National League | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
Crawley Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
2017–18 | League Two | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
2018–19 | League Two | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2019–20 | League Two | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 96 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 8 | ||
Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
Ebbsfleet United | 2020–21 | National League South | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Barnet | 2021–22 | National League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 344 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 390 | 35 |