Arthur Bailey (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 January 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Beswick, Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | 2006 (aged 94–95) | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1932 | Chapel-en-le-Frith | ||
1932–1933 | Manchester North End | ||
1933–1936 | Oldham Athletic | 53 | (11) |
1936–1939 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
1939–1945 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
1945–194? | Shrewsbury Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Bailey (11 January 1911 – 2006) was an English footballer who played as an inside left for Chapel-en-le-Frith, Manchester North End, Oldham Athletic, and Stalybridge Celtic.
Career
[edit]Bailey played for Chapel-en-le-Frith, Manchester North End, Oldham Athletic (in two spells), and Stalybridge Celtic.[2] During World War II he played as a guest for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United, Blackpool, Rochdale, the Royal Air Force, and Port Vale.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Oldham Athletic | 1933–34 | Second Division | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
1934–35 | Second Division | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
1935–36 | Third Division North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 13 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 1939–40 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oldham are an unknown quantity". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Arthur Bailey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 2006 deaths
- Footballers from Manchester
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Manchester North End F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Manchester United F.C. wartime guest players
- Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players
- Rochdale A.F.C. wartime guest players
- Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- 20th-century English sportsmen