Dan Bailey (footballer) explained

Dan Bailey
Fullname:Daniel Bailey[1]
Birth Date:26 June 1893
Birth Place:East Ham, England
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Norwich, England
Height:[3]
Position:Inside right
Years1:–1912
Clubs1:Custom House
Years2:1912–1921
Clubs2:West Ham United
Caps2:84
Goals2:22
Years3:1921–1922
Clubs3:Charlton Athletic
Caps3:33
Goals3:8
Years4:1922–1923
Clubs4:Clapton Orient
Caps4:18
Goals4:4
Clubs5:Margate

Daniel Bailey (26 June 1893 – 3 April 1967) was an English professional football inside right who played in the Football League for West Ham United, Charlton Athletic and Clapton Orient.

Bailey began his footballing career with Custom House and joined West Ham United in 1912, for whom he made 49 appearances, scoring 13 goals, in the Southern League.[4] After service as a private in Egypt with the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War,[5] Bailey rejoined West Ham making 35 appearances in the club's first seasons in the Football League, and then joined Charlton Athletic in 1922, making 33 appearances and scoring eight goals.[6] He joined Clapton Orient in July 1922, making 19 League and cup appearances, scoring four goals, in the 1922–23 season after which he joined Margate.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United1912–13[7] Southern League First Division10200102
1913–1419643239
1914–1520500205
1919–20Second Division279313010
1920–21800080
Total8422749126
Charlton Athletic1921–22[8] Third Division South33800338
Clapton Orient1922–23Second Division18410194
Career total135348414338

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 14.
  2. Web site: Players A – B . 1 June 2016 . CAFC Facts & Stats . en . 11 February 2020.
  3. News: The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient . Athletic News . Manchester . 13 August 1923 . 6.
  4. Book: Hogg . Tony . Who's Who of West Ham United . 2005 . Profile Sports . London . 1903135508 . 23.
  5. . Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. Book: Kaufman . Neilson N . Ravenhill . Alan E . The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club . 2002 . Tempus Publishing . 0752424122 . 24.
  7. Web site: Dan Bailey . www.westhamstats.info . 11 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926 . 24 February 2019 . CAFC Facts & Stats . en . 11 February 2020.