David Baillie (footballer)

David Baillie

Personal information
Date of birth	June 6, 1905(1905-06-06)
Place of birth	Ilford, Essex
Date of death	November 1967 (aged 62)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Coryton
1925–1929	West Ham United	16	(0)
–	Chester City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

David Baillie (6 June 1905 - November 1967) was an English football player who played, as a goalkeeper, for Coryton, West Ham United and Chester City.

Career

Baillie started his career with Croydon before signing for West Ham in 1925.^[1] He remained with West Ham for six seasons but made only 17 appearances^[2] in all competitions and was mainly used as an understudy to first choice keeper, Ted Hufton. He moved to Chester in 1929 under the managership of Charlie Hewitt and, at the end of his footballing career, returned to Upton Park where he took up the post of assistant groundsman.^[3]

Baillie died in 1967.

References

1. ^ Goalies
2. ^ Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics David Baillie
3. ^ West Ham United Who's Who - A player by player guide to West Ham United F.C.. London. 1995. p. 15. ISBN 1-899429-01-8. 

Persondata
Name	Baillie, David
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	6 June 1905
Place of birth	Ilford, Essex,
Date of death	1967
Place of death