Background
Aveyard was born in Hemsworth, Yorkshire.
Aveyard was born in Hemsworth, Yorkshire.
He played football for Denaby United before turning professional with Sheffield Wednesday in 1938, but the Second World War interrupted his career before he played for the first-team He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw at Millwall on 21 August 1948. He quickly established himself in the first team and became the club"s top scorer for the 1948-1949 season with 13 goals.
However he lost his place in the side by September 1951 and was sold to Accrington Stanley for a four-figure fee in March 1952.
Aveyard scored on debut yet again, but his form deserted him. At the end of his first complete season, Stanley finished bottom of the Third Division North and put him on the transfer list, priced at £1000, but there were no offers.
He retired from professional football in the summer of 1953. Aveyard died in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1985.