- Jonathan Baillie
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jonathan Baillie
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|9|2
cityofbirth = Irvine
countryofbirth =Scotland
height =
position = Defender
years = 2003–2007
2006
clubs = Hibernian
→ Ayr United (loan)
caps(goals) = 3 (0)
2 (0)
pcupdate = 6 October 2008Jonathan Baillie (born
2 September 1985 ) is a former Scottish professionalassociation football player who briefly played for Hibernian in theScottish Premier League .Baillie, a central defender, made his Hibs debut during the 2003–04 season when manager
Bobby Williamson drafted him in to defence for a League Cup quarter-final match against Celtic in December 2003, which the 18-year old Baillie helped his side win 2–1. [West, Jon. [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/celtic/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/03/12/18/SOCCER_Hibernian.html&TEAMHD=celtic&DIV=scotsprem&TEAM=CELTIC&RH=Celtic&PREV_SEASON=2002 Hibernian 2 Celtic 1] , "Sporting Life ". ] Injuries meant that he didn't get a prolonged spell in the first team. He had to wait for selection until another match against Celtic three months later, but Hibs were beaten 4–0 and Baillie himself was sent-off. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3549461.stm Hibernian 0–4 Celtic] ,BBC Sport , 21 March 2004. ]Baillie made just two appearances in
Tony Mowbray 's time as manager and wasn't picked after a 4–4 home draw against Dundee in September 2004. He had a brief loan spell at Ayr United in January 2006, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/ayr_united/4575718.stm Hibs' Baillie joins Ayr on loan] ,BBC Sport , 2 January 2006. ] but did not play a first-team game for Hibernian in over two and a half years. Baillie was the victim of a catalogue of injury problems, which forced him to retire from football at the end of the 2006–07 season, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6754925.stm SPL ins and outs] ,BBC Sport , 31 August 2007. ] aged just 21.Notes
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