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Dan Bailey
Personal information
Full name Daniel Bailey[1]
Date of birth 26 June 1893
Place of birth East Ham, England
Date of death 3 April 1967(1967-04-03) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Norwich, England[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1912 Custom House
1912–1921 West Ham United 84 (22)
1921–1922 Charlton Athletic 33 (8)
1922–1923 Clapton Orient 18 (4)
Margate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Bailey (26 June 1893 – 3 April 1967) was an English professional football inside right who played in the Football League for West Ham United, Charlton Athletic and Clapton Orient.

Bailey began his footballing career with Custom House and joined West Ham United in 1912, for whom he made 49 appearances, scoring 13 goals, in the Southern League.[4] After service as a private in Egypt with the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War,[4][5] Bailey rejoined West Ham making 35 appearances in the club's first seasons in the Football League,[4] and then joined Charlton Athletic in 1922, making 33 appearances and scoring eight goals.[2][6] He joined Clapton Orient in July 1922, making 19 League and cup appearances, scoring four goals, in the 1922–23 season after which he joined Margate.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1912–13[7] Southern League First Division 10 2 0 0 10 2
1913–14[7] 19 6 4 3 23 9
1914–15[7] 20 5 0 0 20 5
1919–20[7] Second Division 27 9 3 1 30 10
1920–21[7] 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 84 22 7 4 91 26
Charlton Athletic 1921–22[8] Third Division South 33 8 0 0 33 8
Clapton Orient 1922–23[6] Second Division 18 4 1 0 19 4
Career total 135 34 8 4 143 38

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 14. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Players A – B". CAFC Facts & Stats. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b c Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. London: Profile Sports. p. 23. ISBN 1903135508.
  5. ^ Dan Bailey on Lives of the First World War. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 0752424122.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Dan Bailey". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.


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