Dan Bailey (footballer)

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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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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]	Second Division	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

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

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