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English footballer (born 1999)

Owen Bailey
Personal information
Full name Owen John Edward Bailey
Date of birth (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Doncaster Rovers
Number 17
Youth career
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Gateshead 74 (9)
2023– Doncaster Rovers 70 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Owen John Edward Bailey (born 22 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Doncaster Rovers.

Career

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Bailey began his career at Newcastle United, captaining the under-23 team. Bailey suffered from injuries which saw him out-of-action for 538 days. After being released by Newcastle, he played in non-league with Gateshead, before signing for Doncaster Rovers in June 2023, having trialled with the club in 2021.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United U21 2017–18 — — — 1 0 1 0
2018–19 — — — 5 0 5 0
2019–20 — — — 1 0 1 0
Total — — — 6 0 6 0
Gateshead 2021–22 National League North 42 4 5 0 — 0 0 47 4
2022–23 National League 32 5 3 0 — 4 2 39 7
Total 74 9 8 0 01!0 4 2 86 11
Doncaster Rovers 2023–24 League Two 46 2 3 0 2 0 8 1 59 3
2024–25 League Two 24 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 31 3
Total 70 5 6 0 4 0 10 1 90 6
Career total 144 14 14 0 4 0 20 3 182 17
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Six appearances, one goal in EFL Trophy, Two appearances in English Football League play-offs

References

  1. ^ Owen Bailey at Soccerway
  2. ^ Hewitt, Matty (10 January 2022). "Owen Bailey on rebuilding his career after freak injury ended Newcastle dream". ChronicleLive.
  3. "Sidelined for 538 days and back with a bang - Owen Bailey's story". Newcastle United Football Club. 25 March 2021.
  4. "Owen Bailey hails 'unbelievable' feat ahead of Gateshead's first FA Trophy final". uk.style.yahoo.com. 19 May 2023.
  5. "Rovers sign midfielder Owen Bailey". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
  6. "Doncaster sign ex-Gateshead midfielder Bailey" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "'Aggressive' and 'flexible' former Newcastle United midfielder Owen Bailey signs for Doncaster Rovers - second time around | Yorkshire Post".
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