Henry Bailey (footballer)

Henry Bailey (2 December 1897 – 1965), sometimes known as Harry Bailey, was an English professional footballer who made over 140 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Exeter City.[2][3] He also played league football for Luton Town, Brentford and Thames.[1][4]

Henry Bailey
Bailey while with Brentford in 1927.
Personal information
Full name Henry Bailey[1]
Date of birth (1897-12-02)2 December 1897
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Date of death 1965 (aged 67–68)
Place of death Hammersmith, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1913 St Albans
0000–1920 Millwall Athletic
1920–1923 Luton Town 82 (0)
1923–1927 Exeter City 143 (0)
1927–1929 Brentford 44 (0)
1929–1932 Thames 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Bailey enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in 1913 and served with the regiment during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 1920–21[4] Third Division 38 0 4 0 42 0
1921–22[4] Third Division South 42 0 3 0 45 0
1922–23[4] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 82 0 7 0 89 0
Brentford 1927–28[6] Third Division South 15 0 0 0 15 0
1928–29[6] 29 0 1 0 30 0
Total 44 0 1 0 45 0
Career Total 126 0 8 0 134 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 14. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Bailey, Harry". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "Harry Bailey". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. "Bailey Harry Luton Town 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–370. ISBN 0951526200.


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