Isaac Layne

Isaac Layne (born 16 May 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One club Dumbarton. He has previously played for Billericay Town (twice), Southend United, Alloa Athletic, Grays Athletic, Brechin City and Stranraer as well as Hayes & Yeading United, Brechin City and Stirling Albion on loan.

Isaac Layne
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2013 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Billericay Town 27 (13)
2014–2015 Southend United 0 (0)
2014 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 5 (1)
2015–2017 Alloa Athletic 33 (3)
2015–2016 → Brechin City (loan) 8 (4)
2016 → Stirling Albion (loan) 8 (1)
2017 Billericay Town 7 (2)
2017 Grays Athletic 4 (0)
2017–2018 Brechin City 34 (3)
2018 Stranraer 6 (0)
2019– Dumbarton 21 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:53, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Layne began his career as a youth with Football League side Brentford, but was released and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division team Billericay Town in October 2013, scoring two goals on his debut.[1] In the summer of 2014, he trialled with Charlton Athletic and played a friendly match against Southend United, which inspired Southend manager Phil Brown to sign him on a one-year deal on 4 August.[2] Layne was only included in the matchday squads for two Southend games: a 2–0 home win over Stevenage twelve days after signing,[3] and a 1–0 victory against Hartlepool United at Roots Hall on 15 November.[4]

On 27 November, he joined Conference South team Hayes & Yeading United on a month-long loan.[5] He scored once in five appearances for the team, in a 2–1 home win over Chelmsford City on 20 December.[6]

Layne moved to Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic on 25 January 2015, on a free transfer.[7] He made his debut six days later, replacing Graeme Holmes in the 60th minute of an eventual 1–4 home defeat to Heart of Midlothian.[8] On 5 April, he was a 69th-minute substitute for Michael Chopra in the 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, a 4–0 loss to Livingston at McDiarmid Park in Perth.[9] In November 2015, Layne signed on temporary loan with Scottish League One side Brechin City,[10] scoring his first goal in a 4–0 draw with Ayr United.[11] After impressing manager Darren Dods with his performances, Layne's loan was initially extended until the end of the season,[12] however he was recalled shortly after this agreement was put in place in order to help cover injuries sustained to the Alloa squad.

In August 2016, Layne once again moved out on loan, this time to Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion initially until January 2017.[13] Similar to his loan with Brechin, however, his time with Stirling was cut short, and he returned to Alloa in November 2016.[14] Layne left Alloa on 6 January 2017 after the club agreed to terminate his contract.[15]

After leaving Alloa, Layne signed for Billericay Town for a second time,[16] before finishing the season with Grays Athletic.[17] Layne subsequently signed for Scottish Championship club Brechin City on 15 June 2017, where he had previously been on loan.[17] Layne left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[18] After a short spell with Stranraer which was ended by injury[19] he signed for Dumbarton in June 2019.[20] After scoring nine times in his first 15 starts for the Sons, he extended his deal until the end of the 2019–20 season in December 2019.[21]

References
  1. "Edwards so happy with Layne effort". Brentwood Gazette. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. "Breaking News: Southend United sign striker Isaac Layne". Southend United F.C. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. "Southend 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "Southend 1–0 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. Raeburn, Andrew (27 November 2014). "Southend striker joins Hayes & Yeading". West London Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. "Chelmsford City's winning run comes to an end at Hayes & Yeading". Essex Chronicle. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. "Isaac Layne joins Alloa Athletic from Southend United". Echo News. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. "Alloa 1–4 Hearts". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. Lindsay, Clive (6 April 2015). "Livingston 4–0 Alloa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  10. "Layne loaned to Brechin". spfl.co.uk. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  11. "Brechin 1 Ayr 1". BBC Sport. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  12. "Isaac Layne to extend Brechin City loan deal". The Courier. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  13. "Isaac goes out on loan". Alloa Athletic FC. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  14. "Layne returns to Alloa". Stirling Albion FC. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  15. "Isaac Layne moves on". Alloa Athletic FC. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  16. "Swaine & Layne return". Billericay Town F.C. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  17. "Isaac returns". Brechin City FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  18. Hood, Grant (9 May 2018). "Brechin City squad news". Brechin City FC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  19. "Layne leaves club". Stranraer Football Club. 16 November 2018.
  20. "ISAAC IS LATEST RECRUIT". Dumbarton Football Club. 11 June 2019.
  21. Galloway, Andy (10 December 2019). "ISAAC SIGNS TO END OF SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
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