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Norman Bailey

Clapham Rovers FC, Corinthians FC

 15 captaincies, one goal

P 15 W 6 D 3 L 6 F 40: A 28
50% successful
1881-87

full appearances: nineteen
minutes as captain: 1350
 
  Norman Coles Bailey
Birth Thursday, 23 July 1857 on Springfield, Leigham Court Road in Streatham, Surrey
registered in Wandsworth July-September 1857 Streatham was in Surrey County Registration up until 1889
Death Saturday, 13 January 1923 at The Beeches, Cowley, Middlesex
aged 65 years 174 days registered in Uxbridge January-March 1923

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Educated at Westminster School, where he played his football. Also with the Old Westminsters and Clapham Rovers, Wanderers, Swifts and Corinthians (1886-89), as well as earning representative honours for Surrey and London.
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1878-79, winners 1879-80;
Height/Weight not known

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Captain Career
Captain number The tenth player to captain England.
Player number One of seven who became the fiftieth players (53) to appear for England.
Position(s) Half-back
First captaincy No. 13, 12 March 1881, England 1 Scotland 6, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 23 years 233 days.
Last captaincy
 6 years 8 days		 No. 31, 19 March 1887, England 2 Scotland 3, a British Championship match at Leamington Street, Wagtail, Blackburn, aged 29 years 239 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1886-87;
Team honours British Championship shared 1885-86;
Individual honours The South (six appearancesᶜ , 1ᵍ January 1882-January 1887);
The Probables (three appearances, 1ᶜ February 1878-March 1882);
The Gentlemen (three appearancesᶜ , January-December 1886).
  First player to receive the captaincy on a permanent basis. The first competitive England captain in 1884-and the first to score.
Distinctions Record England appearance holder 1883-1901, shared with Gilbert Smith in 1900-01 who overtook his tally in April 1901.
His five appearances at the time of his first captaincy in 1881, made him the most experienced player to receive the honour.
Also the holder of the record number of captaincies from 1882 until 1912.

Captain Record

15 6 3 6 40 28 +12 1 4 2.667 1.867 50 =0
Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 8 3 2 3 20 14 +6 0 3 2.50 1.75 50.0 =0
Away 7 3 1 3 20 14 +6 1 1 1.857 2.00 50.0 =0

Captain Opposition Record

Opposition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Scotland 7 0 2 5 8 20 -12 1 0 1.143 2.857 14.3 -5
Wales 6 4 1 1 20 7 +13 0 3 3.33 1.167 75.0 +3
Ireland 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 0 1 6.00 0.50 100.0 +2

Captain Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 10 5 3 2 28 9 +19 1 3 2.80 0.90 65.0 +3
Friendly 5 1 0 4 12 19 -7 0 1 2.40 3.80 20.0 -3

Captain Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1883-84 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 1 1 4.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1884-85 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1885-86 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
BC 1886-87 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 0 1 3.00 1.50 50.0 =0
BC All 10 5 3 2 28 9 +19 1 3 2.80 0.90 65.0 +3

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 10 5 3 2 28 9 +19 1 3 2.80 0.90 65.0 +3
10 5 3 2 28 9 +19 1 3 2.8 0.9 65 +3

Captain History
 
 Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. - 11ᶜ (990 min) 1ᵍ

F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) - 15ᶜ (1350 min) 1ᵍx


capts match match details comp res. appearance pos

Age 23
1 13 12 March 1881 - England 1 Scotland 6
The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington		 Fr HL fifth app hb

Age 24 trial  
one appearance - The Southc vs. The North, 28 January 1882

14 18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13, Knock Ground, Belfast Fr AW withdrawn captain

trial  
one appearance - The Probablesc  vs. The Improbables, 4 March 1882

2 15 11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 Fr AL sixth app hb
3 16 13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3
The Racecourse, Wrexham		 AL seventh app hb

Age 25 trial  
one appearance - The North vs. The Southc, 15 January 1883

4 17 3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0
The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington		 Fr HW eighth app hb
18 24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0, Liverpool Cricket Ground, Liverpool Fr HW withdrawn captain
5 19 10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3
Bramall Lane, Sheffield		 Fr HL ninth app hb

Age 26 trial  
one appearance - The Southc vs. The North, 26 January 1884

6 20 23 February 1884 - Ireland 1 England 8
Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 		BC AW tenth app hb
7 21 15 March 1884 - Scotland 1 England 0
Cathkin Park, Glasgow		 BC AL eleventh app hb
8 22 17 March 1884 - Wales 0 England 4
The Racecourse, Wrexham		 AW twelfth app
75		 hb

Age 27 trial  
one appearance - The North vs. The Southc, 31 January 1885

9 23 28 February 1885 - England 4 Ireland 0
Manchester Football Ground, Manchester		 BC HW thirteenth app hb
10 24 14 March 1885 - England 1 Wales 1
Leamington Street, Blackburn		 BC HD fourteenth app hb
11 25 21 March 1885 - England 1 Scotland 1
The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington		 BC HD fifteenth app hb

 Clubs: Clapham Rovers F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 4ᶜ (360 min)  

Age 28 trial  
two appearances - The Players vs. The Gentlemenc, 16 January 1886; The Southc vs. The North, 30 January 1886

26 13 March 1886 - Ireland 1 England 6, Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast BC HW withdrawn captain

trial  
one appearance - The Gentlemenc vs. The Players, 20 March 1886;

12 27 27 March 1886 - Scotland 1 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AD sixteenth app hb
13 28 29 March 1886 - Wales 1 England 3
The Racecourse, Wrexham		 AW seventeenth app hb

Age 29 trial  
two appearances - The Players vs. The Gentlemenc, 18 December 1886; The North vs. The Southc, 22 January 1887;

14 30 26 February 1887 - England 4 Wales 0
The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington		 BC HW eighteenth app hb
15 31 19 March 1887 - England 2 Scotland 3
Leamington Street, Blackburn		 BC HL final app hb
   

will hold the record of most captaincies until 1912 (Bob Crompton)
 
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