Adam Michael Bygrave (born 24 February 1989) is an English

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Bygrave joined Reading's Youth Academy as a junior, and on 6 July 2007, he signed a one-year professional contract with Reading. Bygrave joined Gillingham on loan on 20 November 2007 initially for one month. He made his league debut in Gillingham's 2–1 win over Hartlepool United on 24 November 2007, and the loan was then extended for a second month, then a third, then finally extended to the end of the 2007–08 season. However, the loan was then cut short, and Bygrave returned to Reading on 22 April 2008. He was released by Reading at the end of his current contract, and signed with

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side Weymouth on 25 May 2008. He signed for fellow Conference team Histon for a fee of £5,000 on 1 January 2009. Bygrave signed for

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

on 2 August 2010. Out of contract at the end of the 2010–11 season, he followed manager

Garry Haylock Garry Andrew Haylock (born 31 December 1970) is an English former association football, footballer who is currently manager of Binfield F.C., Binfield. Gary is considered a quintessential "Journeyman" of professional football. Playing career ...

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. On 27 August 2012 he was sacked by Farnborough after being found to have made "numerous racist, disabled and paedophile based comments on social networking sites which are totally unacceptable in any walk of life," and became a free agent. He re-signed for

in December 2012 after serving a football ban for the offence.

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* 1989 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Reading F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Histon F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Farnborough F.C. players Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest People from Walthamstow {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub