- Ritchie Bayly
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ritchie Bayly
fullname = Ritchie Bayly
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|4|1|df=yes
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Ireland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
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position =Midfielder (retired)
years = 1978–1982
1982–1985
1985-
clubs = Shamrock RoversDrogheda United Sligo Rovers
caps(goals) = ? (?)
0? (?)
0? (?)
nationalyears = 1978-79
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 4(0)Ritchie Bayly (born 1 April 1962 in
Dublin , Ireland) is a former Irishsoccer player.He made his debut for
Shamrock Rovers in aUEFA Cup_Winners' Cup tie againstBanik Ostrava atMilltown 1 November 1978 [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/archive/1978/1102/Pg003.html#Ar00300:06014E06D16806C14D0D01692101892651A628C5512D65645B338060739C04C37105738605937107C38607E3720803870D77FE11381A1127FF11781B0F20F81901551920FB1C21580E015013016C2741882AF1A50F61D41271E91CA3171F832C27F3302AE3452EE55332356661138064C39C] At sixteen years of age Ritchie became the youngest player ever to play for the Hoops in a European tie.He controversially transferred to Drogheda United in 1982 [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/archive/1983/0215/Pg003.html#Ar00307:06345F08A4740B849A0D74AD0D749A0DE4AD0DF49A0E34AD12045114E466]
He played with his brother Martin at Sligo who later went on to play for Rovers in the 1992/93 season making 9 appearances.
Sources
* "The Hoops" by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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