Noel Bailie

Noel Bailie

Personal information
Date of birth	23 February 1971 (1971-02-23) (age 40)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
	Hillsborough Boys Club
1986–1989	Linfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–2011	Linfield	1013	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:26, 14 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Noel Bailie (born 23 February 1971) is a former semi-professional footballer from Northern Ireland who spent his entire career playing for Linfield. He played as a sweeper (Central Defence) and wore shirt number 11.

Playing career

Noel joined Linfield in 1986 from Hillsborough Boys' Club and this has been his only club for almost 25 years. Noel began playing in the Swifts and made his first team debut on Saturday 30 March 1989 away to Ballymena in the County Antrim Shield first round tie at the age of 17. Noel played his 1,000th game for the Blues on 24 April 2010.^[1] Bailie has played under four Linfield managers - Roy Coyle, Eric Bowyer, Trevor Anderson and David Jeffrey. In 1993–94 he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year.^[2] He played his final league game in Linfield's 1–0 win over Portadown on 30 April 2011, his 1013th appearance for the club, where he lifted the IFA Premiership trophy.

Bailie's number 11 jersey was retired by the club upon his retirement as a player at the end of the 2010-2011 season.

Honours

• Irish Premier League: 10

Linfield - 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11

• Irish Cup: 7

Linfield - 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8640917.stm
2. ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications

Persondata
Name	Bailie, Noel
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Date of birth	23 February 1971
Place of birth	Northern Ireland
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