Swindon-born defender who joined United for an undisclosed fee from Rushden & Diamonds in January 2008, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.

His professional career began as a part-timer in the Conference with Forest Green Rovers before a £35,000 move to League 1 Oxford in December 2000.  He spent two seasons there, suffering a relegation to League 2, before joining Chester City, who missed out on promotion from the Conference in the 2003 play-off semi-finals.

Joining League Two side Kidderminster Harriers in October 2003, he spent two-and-a-half seasons there and became the Harriers captain, but they were relegated out of the Football League in 2005. In a cost-cutting exercise he was allowed to join Rushden & Diamonds in January 2006 for an undisclosed fee as they looked to bolster their struggling squad, and although he was unable to avoid a second successive relegation to the Conference, Wayne became a key member of the Diamonds team.

In December he was nominated for December's Blue Square Player of the Month award after scoring twice for his team that month, and the following month Jimmy Quinn paid to bring him to the Abbey Stadium.