- Dennis Bailey (footballer born 1965)
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Dennis Bailey Personal information Full name Dennis Lincoln Bailey Date of birth 13 December 1965 Place of birth London, England Playing position Striker Youth career 1985–1986 Barking Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1986–1987 Fulham 0 (0) 1987 Farnborough Town 16 (3) 1987–1989 Crystal Palace 5 (1) 1989 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 17 (9) 1989–1991 Birmingham City 75 (23) 1991 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 6 (1) 1991–1995 Queens Park Rangers 40 (10) 1993–1994 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 4 (0) 1994 → Watford (loan) 8 (4) 1995 → Brentford (loan) 6 (3) 1995–1998 Gillingham 88 (11) 1998 Lincoln City 5 (0) 1998–1999 Farnborough Town 30 (13) 1999 Cheltenham Town 1999–2001 Forest Green Rovers 60 (9) 2001 Aberystwyth Town 2001–2002 Tamworth 7 (2) 2002–2003 Stafford Rangers 30 (12) 2003–2004 Moor Green 24 (3) 2004–2006 Stratford Town * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Dennis Lincoln Bailey (born 13 December 1965 in Lambeth, London) is an English former professional footballer.
Bailey started his career at Watford playing their youth and reserve sides between 1982 and 1984.[1] He subsequently joined Barking, before joining Fulham on non-contract terms in November 1986.[1] He signed for Farnborough Town in February 1987, before returning to league football in December 1987 with Crystal Palace, joining for a fee of £10,000.[1] He was loaned to Bristol Rovers in February 1989, before joining Birmingham City in August of the same year.[1] He was loaned to Bristol Rovers again in March 1991.[1]
Bailey signed for Queens Park Rangers for £175,000 in July 1991.[1] He made his debut on the opening day of the 1991–92 season against Arsenal, scoring in a 1–1 draw.
On 1 January 1992 he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win away at league leaders Manchester United; one of the last league games to be broadcast live by ITV.[2] He is the last player to have achieved the feat in the league at Old Trafford. The only other player to achieve the same was Real Madrid's Ronaldo in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League.
In total Bailey played 39 league games for QPR, scoring 10 goals. He was soon frozen out of the first team by the likes of Gary Penrice and Bradley Allen,[citation needed] and in October 1993 he was loaned to Charlton Athletic and later that season to Watford.[1] While with Watford he scored in three successive games after coming off the substitutes bench, greatly helping the club's escape from the relegation zone.[1]
Bailey was loaned to Brentford in January 1995, before signing for Gillingham in August of the same year,[1] helping them win promotion from Division Three that season. He subsequently played for Lincoln City, before moving into non-league football for a second spell with Farnborough Town. He then moved on to play for Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers, League of Wales side Aberystwyth Town, Tamworth, Stafford Rangers and Moor Green. His final club was Midland Football Alliance side Stratford Town from whom he retired in November 2006. He then went on to do coaching, often helping coach a Saturday morning football group in Monkspath in the West Midlands. Bailey now coaches and plays for his local Church Renewal Christian Centre in Solihull. They play in the West Midlands Christian Football League.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Surrey: T.G Jones. p. 29. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (2006-02-03). "Hat-trick hero still going strong". BBC Sport (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4673134.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Past Masters - Dennis Bailey". Gillingham F.C. Official Website. 16 February 2011. http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/PastMastersArticle/0,,10416~2276927,00.html. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
External links
- "Players: Dennis Bailey". Farnborough F.C. http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=143&ffc_pid=1378. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- Dennis Bailey career stats at Soccerbase
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Lambeth
- English footballers
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- Fulham F.C. players
- Farnborough Town F.C. players
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- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Aberystwyth Town F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Moor Green F.C. players
- Stratford Town F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Conference National players
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