Norman Bailey - 19 Caps (2 Goals)
- Full Name: Norman Coles Bailey
- Born: 23rd July 1857, Streatham, London
- Died: 13th January 1923, Cowley, Middlesex aged 65
- England Career: 1878 - 1887
- Positions whilst with England: Half Back &
Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Clapham Rovers (19)
- FA Legacy Number: 53
- One of the early stars of the game, Bailey was capped 19 times, a then record. He also captained the side 15 times, a record that would stand until 1913. Educated at Westminster School, he turned out for Old Westminsters, Clapham Rovers, Wanderers, Swifts and Corinthian. He was an FA Cup runner-up with Clapham Rovers in 1879 and the next year helped them one better to win the competition. He served on the FA Committee 1882-1884 and as vice-president from 1887-1890. A solicitor by profession.
England Career Statistics
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 10
- 1
- 10
- 900
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 10
- 1
- 10
- 900
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins
- Half Back
- 17
- 2
- 13
- 1500
- 0
- 0
- Centre Half
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 180
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 59.
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 49 sources from 19 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
SCO, 2 - 3, 19th Mar 1887 (HC) 
Clapham Rovers, Cap: 19.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 27 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 26th Feb 1887 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 18.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 3 days.- WAL, 3 - 1, 29th Mar 1886 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 6 days.
- SCO, 1 - 1, 27th Mar 1886 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 4 days.
- SCO, 1 - 1, 21st Mar 1885 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 29 days.
- WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Mar 1885 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 22 days.
IRE, 4 - 0, 28th Feb 1885 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 5 days.- WAL, 4 - 0, 17th Mar 1884 (HC)
Clapham Rovers, Cap: 12.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 25 days.
- SCO, 0 - 1, 15th Mar 1884 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 23 days.
- IRE, 8 - 1, 23rd Feb 1884 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 0 days.
- SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 9.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 18 days.
- WAL, 5 - 0, 3rd Feb 1883 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 8.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 11 day.
- WAL, 3 - 5, 13th Mar 1882 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 21 day.
- SCO, 1 - 5, 11th Mar 1882 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 19 days.
- SCO, 1 - 6, 12th Mar 1881 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 20 days.
- SCO, 4 - 5, 13th Mar 1880 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 21 day.
- SCO, 5 - 4, 5th Apr 1879 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 13 days.
- WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 5 months, 26 days.
- SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 10 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
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