Heath Hayes Football Club was a football club based in Heath Hayes near Cannock, Staffordshire, England. They played at the Coppice Colliery Ground.
The club was established in 1965 as Heath Hayes United, breaking away from the Heath Hayes Co-op Youth Club. They initially played in the Cannock Youth League, before joining Division Two of the Cannock Chase League for their second season. The club were soon promoted to Division One and then the Premier Division. After moving their base from the Five Ways Inn to the Constitutional Club, the club was renamed Heath Hayes Cons. They won the Premier Division of the Cannock Chase League in 1971âÂÂ72 and 1972âÂÂ73, and subsequently moved up to the Mid-Staffordshire League and then the Staffordshire County League (South).
Heath Hayes were Staffordshire County League (South) Division One champions in 1976âÂÂ77 and were promoted to the Premier Division. They won the league's Premier Trophy in 1986âÂÂ87 and went on to win the Premier Division title the following season. After retaining the Premier Division title in 1988âÂÂ89 and returning to the Five Ways Inn in 1989, the club adopted their current name and moved up to the Staffordshire Senior League. In 1994 the league was renamed the Midland League, with Heath Hayes becoming members of Division One. In 1996 the club transferred to Division One North of the West Midlands (Regional) League. They were Division One North champions in 1998âÂÂ99 season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.
In 2001âÂÂ02 Heath Hayes won the Staffordshire Senior Vase with a 3âÂÂ0 win over Alsager Town in the final. In 2006 the club transferred to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. They won the Staffordshire Senior Vase again in 2008âÂÂ09, beating Ball Haye Green 2âÂÂ1 in the final. After winning the Premier Division title in 2009âÂÂ10 the club were promoted to the Midland Alliance.
In 2014 the Midland Alliance and Midland Combination merged to form a new Midland League, with Heath Hayes placed in the Premier Division. However, they finished bottom of the division in the league's inaugural season and were relegated to Division One. The 2015âÂÂ16 season saw the club win the final edition of the Staffordshire Senior Vase when they beat Lichfield City 4âÂÂ0 in the final. The club folded at the end of the 2022âÂÂ23 season after losing control of their ground.