Harry Bailey (footballer)

William Henry "Harry" Bailey (2 October 1870 – 19 October 1930) was an English cricketer, batting right-handed, an association football left back, and latterly a pub landlord. He was born at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, and has been dubbed "one of Victorian Leicester's sporting super stars" [1]

Harry Bailey
Personal information
Full name William Henry Bailey
Date of birth (1870-10-02)2 October 1870
Place of birth Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Date of death 19 October 1930(1930-10-19) (aged 60)
Place of death Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Melton Rovers
Melton Town
Birmingham St. Georges
Melton Rovers
1884–1899 Leicester Fosse 108 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
William Bailey
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Henry Bailey
Born(1870-10-02)2 October 1870
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Died19 October 1930(1930-10-19) (aged 60)
Melton Mowbray
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 49
Batting average 12.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo

Football

Bailey was a professional footballer who played for Leicester Fosse as a full-back. He played in the club's first ever games in both the Midlands' League and the Football League, he was the first player to reach 100 appearances for the club and also scored the Fosse's first ever penalty.[2]

Cricket

Bailey made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1896 County Championship against Lancashire at Aigburth, Liverpool, and Derbyshire at Grace Road, Leicester.[3] He scored 49 runs in his two matches, at an average of 12.25, with a high score of 15.[4]

After his sporting career he became a pub landlord, of the Full Moon in Russel Square in Leicester.[1] He died at the place of his birth on 19 October 1930.

References
  1. "Leicester City pub landlords: Harry Bailey – From Fosse and County to the Moon". Leicester Mercury. 8 June 2015.
  2. Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 978-1-905411-94-8.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by William Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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