 Bailey while with Brentford in 1927. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Bailey | ||
| Date of birth | (1897-12-02)2 December 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 67–68) | ||
| Place of death | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | St Albans | ||
| 0000–1920 | Millwall Athletic | ||
| 1920–1923 | Luton Town | 82 | (0) |
| 1923–1927 | Exeter City | 143 | (0) |
| 1927–1929 | Brentford | 44 | (0) |
| 1929–1932 | Thames | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Bailey (2 December 1897 – 1965), sometimes known as Harry Bailey, was an English professional footballer who made over 140 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Exeter City. He also played league football for Luton Town, Brentford and Thames.
Personal life
Bailey enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in 1913 and served with the regiment during the First World War.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1920–21 | Third Division | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 1921–22 | Third Division South | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1922–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1927–28 | Third Division South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1928–29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 126 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 14. ISBN 9781905891610.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- "Bailey, Harry". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Harry Bailey". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Bailey Harry Luton Town 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–370. ISBN 0951526200.
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- 1897 births
- Footballers from Macclesfield
- 1965 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Millwall F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Thames A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Grenadier Guards soldiers
- Military personnel from Cheshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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