Martin Bayly

Martin Bayly

Personal information
Full name	Martin Joseph Bayly
Date of birth	14 September 1966 (1966-09-14) (age 45)
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1984–1985	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	(0)
1985	Coventry City	0	(0)
1985–1988	Sligo Rovers	?	(?)
1988	Derry City	?	(?)
1988–1989	UE Figueres	16	(2)
1989–1990	St Patrick's Athletic	?	(?)
1990	Derry City	?	(?)
1990	St James's Gate	3	(0)
1990–1991	Athlone Town	7	(3)
1991–1992	Monaghan United	24	(3)
1992–1993	Shamrock Rovers	9	(0)
1993	Home Farm	2	(0)
1993	Linfield	11	(0)
1993–1996	Home Farm	?	(?)
National team
1987	Republic of Ireland U21	1	(0)
Teams managed
1994–1996	Home Farm
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Martin Joseph Bayly (born 14 September 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer and manager.

His older brother is Ritchie Bayly while his nephew Robert Bayly currently plays for Bohemian F.C..

Career

Club career

Bayly began his professional career as a youth player with local side Little Bray and English team Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bayly made his senior debut on 21 April 1984 in a 3-0 loss to Ipswich Town in the First Division, the first of seven consecutive appearances. He won the club's Young Player of the Year Award for the season, but made just three further appearances in the 1984–85 season before being released in the summer.^[1] In total, Bayly made a total of ten appearances in the Football League for Wolves.^[2]

Bayly was then briefly on the books at Coventry City before returning to his native Ireland to join Sligo Rovers. Bayly won the PFAI Young Player of the Year Award in 1987.^[3]

While at Sligo, Bayly played in the last ever game at Glenmalure Park in April 1987. Bayly then guested for Shamrock Rovers in a tournament in South Korea in June 1987, before moving to Derry City in 1988. After a year in Spain with UE Figueres, Bayly returned to Ireland to play with a number of clubs including St Patrick's Athletic, Derry City, St James's Gate, Athlone Town and Monaghan United, before signing with Shamrock Rovers in May 1992.^[4] Bayly was released by Shamrock Rovers in January 1993,^[5] and, after a brief spell with Home Farm, he signed for Linfield

International career

Bayly appeared for Ireland in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[6] He also represented the League of Ireland in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

Honours

• Irish League
  • Linfield 1992/93

• PFAI Young Player of the Year
  • Sligo Rovers - 1986/87

References

1. ^ Tony Matthews (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. ISBN 1-904103-01-4. 
2. ^ "WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/wolves/wolves.htm. Retrieved 29 October 2009. 
3. ^ "Ireland - Player of the Year and Other Awards". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ierpoy.html. Retrieved 29 October 2009. 
4. ^ "News Archive - May 1992". Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1992/0507/Pg015.html#Ar01507:33A7A03747B534374A36D7A236F7493D67A03827A03A57B534E7F937180E. 
5. ^ "News Archive - January 1993". Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1993/0108/Pg019.html#Ar01900:0EA3B610E3D010E3B71143CF1153B51263CF08528A0CC3130CC28817B31023F40726A41E12D3B515D3CF1044DC11F4F31214DB12F4F30D454D0FE5650EB61E11563606E7000977180D777310178B. 
6. ^ "Martin BAYLY". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=193001/index.html. Retrieved 29 October 2009. 

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Name	Bayly, Martin
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Date of birth	14 September 1966
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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