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England Players -

Norman Bailey
Old Westminsters FC & Clapham Rovers FC,
Corinthians FC.

19 caps, 2 goals
50% successful
1878-87
disciplined: none
captaincies: 15
minutes played: 1680


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Norman Bailey Profile

Full name Norman Coles Bailey
Popular name Norman Bailey
Born  23 July 1857 in Streatham, London
Died 13 January 1923 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, aged 65 years.
Height/Weight -

Club 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;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

England Career

Player number One of seven who became the 50th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Half-back;
First match No. 7, 2 March 1878, Scotland 7 England 2, friendly match at Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow. Aged 20 years 222 days;
Last match No. 31, 19 March 1887, England 2 Scotland 3, a British Championship match at Leamington Road, Blackburn. Aged 29 years 239 days;
Major tournaments British Championship 1883-84, 1884,-85, 1885-86, 1887-88;
Team honours British Championship winners 1885-86 (shared);
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

Solicitor by profession, qualifying in 1880, served on the FA Committee between 1882 and 1884, becoming vice-president from 1887-1890. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.18

 

Norman Bailey - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
20 19 10 1680 2 840 min 1 15 None

 

Norman Bailey - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 10 5 2 3 27 19 +8 0 3 2.70 1.90 60.0 +2
Away 9 3 1 5 26 26 =0 1 1 2.889 2.889 38.9 -2
All 19 8 3 8 53 45 +8 1 4 2.789 2.368 50.0 =0

 

Norman Bailey - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type 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 9 3 0 6 25 36 -11 0 1 2.778 4.00 33.3 -3
All 19 8 3 8 53 45 +8 1 4 2.789 2.368 50.0 =0

 

Norman Bailey - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
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 Tournaments
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
All 10 5 3 2 28 9 +19 1 3 2.80 0.90 65.0 +3

 

Norman Bailey - Match History
Club: Old Westminsters FC & Clapham Rovers F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 19 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 7 Scotland 02-Mar-1878 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow F 2 7 AL Start n/a
Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. - 14 caps
2 8 Wales 18-Jan-1879 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 2 1 HW Start - match lasted 60 min. n/a
3 9 Scotland 05-Apr-1879 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 5 4 HW Start
75
n/a
4 10 Scotland 13-Mar-1880 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow F 4 5 AL Start n/a
5 13 Scotland 12-Mar-1881 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 1 6 HL Captain n/a
6 15 Scotland 11-Mar-1882 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow` F 1 5 AL Captain n/a
7 16 Wales 13-Mar-1882 'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham F 3 5 AL Captain n/a
8 17 Wales 03-Feb-1883 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 5 0 HW Captain n/a
- 18 Ireland 24-Feb-1883 Liverpool Cricket Ground, Aigburth Road, Aigburth, Liverpool F 7 0 HW withdrew n/a
9 19 Scotland 10-Mar-1883 Bramall Lane, Sheffield F 2 3 HL Captain n/a
10 20 Ireland 23-Feb-1884 Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 8 1 AW Captain n/a
11 21 Scotland 15-Mar-1884 Cathkin Park, Glasgow BC 0 1 AL Captain n/a
12 22 Wales 17-Mar-1884 'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 4 0 AW Captain
75
n/a
13 23 Ireland 28-Feb-1885 Whalley Range, Manchester BC 4 0 HW Captain n/a
14 24 Wales 14-Mar-1885 Leamington Road, Blackburn BC 1 1 HD Captain n/a
15 25 Scotland 21-Mar-1885 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 1 1 HD Captain n/a
Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. & Corinthians FC - 4 caps
16 27 Wales 29-Mar-1886 'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 3 1 AW Captain n/a
17 28 Scotland 31-Mar-1886 Hampden Park, Myrtle Park, Glasgow BC 1 1 AD Captain n/a
18 30 Wales 26-Feb-1887 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 4 0 HW Captain n/a
19 31 Scotland 19-Mar-1887 Leamington Road, Blackburn BC 2 3 HL Captain n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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