Tom Bailey (footballer) explained

Tom Bailey
Fullname:Thomas Henry Bailey
Birth Date:1888
Birth Place:Burton upon Trent, England
Position:Wing half
Years1:1906
Years2:1907
Years3:1907–1908
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1908–1910
Clubs4:Walsall
Years5:1910–1912
Years6:1912–1915
Clubs6:Stoke
Caps6:30
Goals6:1
Years7:1915
Clubs7:Hanley Swifts

Thomas Henry Bailey (1888 – after 1914) was an English footballer who played for Lincoln City and Stoke.[1]

Career

Bailey was born in Burton upon Trent and played for Overseal Swifts and Burton United before joining Lincoln City in 1907.[1] He played once for Lincoln[2] before playing for Walsall and Stoke Priory and signed for Stoke in 1912. He played 36 times for Stoke in three seasons scoring once against Caerphilly.[1]

He was, from August 1925 to May 1938, manager of Crewe Alexandra.[3]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1907–08Second Division100010
Stoke1912–13Southern League Division One13000130
1913–14Southern League Division Two15120171
1914–15Southern League Division Two600060
Career total35120371

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Web site: Thomas Bailey (1907/08). Lincoln City FC Archive. 29 March 2016. 10 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410041452/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=bail01. dead.
  3. Web site: Thomas Bailey. ENFA. 29 March 2016.