James Baillie (footballer) explained

James Baillie
Fullname:	James Baillie^[1]
Birth Date:	1996 3, df=y^[2]
Birth Place:	Warrington, England
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	–2014
Youthclubs1:	Crewe Alexandra
Years1:	2014–2016
Caps1:	38
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2016
Clubs2:	→ Nantwich Town (loan)
Years3:	2016–2020
Caps3:	101
Goals3:	5
Years4:	2020–2022
Caps4:	59
Goals4:	3
Years5:	2022–
Caps5:	35
Goals5:	4
Club-Update:	12:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

James Baillie (born 27 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Ashton United. He previously played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Baillie began his career with Crewe Alexandra and signed a professional contract with the club in May 2014.^[3] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away at Fleetwood Town.^[4]

In March 2016 he joined Nantwich Town on loan.^[5]

in September 2016 he signed for Curzon Ashton.^[6] On 30 October 2018, he suffered a broken leg in a fixture against Southport and missed almost a year. Before his return to Curzon Ashton first team action, he had loan spells with Abbey Hey and Mossley to help with his recovery.^[7]

After spending four years at Curzon, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town, making nine appearances before the 2020–21 campaign was curtailed. He re-signed for another season in July 2021.^{[8] [9] [10]}

In June 2022, Baillie joined Ashton United.^[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2014–15	League One	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2015–16		3	0	0	0	0	0	1^[12]	0	4	0
	Crewe total		16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	0
Curzon Ashton	2016–17	National League North	30	1	5	0	—		0	0	35	1
	2017–18		40	1	0	0	—		0	0	40	1
	2018–19		10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
	2019–20		5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Curzon Ashton total		85	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	90	2
Career total			101	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	108	3

Notes and References

1. News: The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 . The Football League . 46 . 16 May 2015 . 1 December 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053003/http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: James Baillie . 11v11 . 1 December 2015.
3. Web site: Crewe Alexandra: James Baillie signs professional deal with the club. Stoke Sentinel. 10 August 2014.
4. News: Fleetwood 2-1 Crewe. BBC Sport . 10 August 2014.
5. Web site: Crewe Alexandra: James Baillie joins Nantwich Town on loan. The Sentinel. 4 September 2016.
6. Web site: James Baillie joins the Nash. Curzon Ashton FC. 4 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924121843/http://www.curzonashtonfc.co.uk/news/james-baillie-joins-the-nash-1678270.html. 24 September 2016. dead.
7. News: Hendry . Sam . 'The Big Interview' with... James Baillie . 29 November 2019 . Curzon Ashton FC . 11 November 2019.
8. News: JAMES BAILLIE COMMITS TO 2021/22 SEASON. 4 March 2022 . Warrington Town FC . 9 July 2021.
9. News: Warrington Town – Appearances – James Baillie – 2020-2021 . Football Web Pages . 4 March 2022.
10. News: Warrington Town – Appearances – James Baillie. Football Web Pages . 4 March 2022.
11. 1535698385528823810. 11 June 2022. 15 June 2022. AshtonUnitedFC. Ashton United F.C.. @clegg_m's trolly dash at @theyellows continues with his latest addition to next season's squad. Defender @jamesbaillie25 has agreed terms with #aufc for next years @NorthernPremLge. Welcome to Hurst Cross James! #oneclub.
12. Appearance in the Football League Trophy