Full Name:
Norman Coles Bailey
Born:
23rd July 1857, Streatham, London
Died: 13th January 1923, Cowley, Middlesex aged 65 England Career:
1878 - 1887
Positions:
Half Back and
Centre Half
Clubs (and caps):
Clapham Rovers (19) FA Legacy Number:
53
Career Summary:
Norman Bailey (23rd July 1857 - 13th January 1923) was an international footballer who represented England 19 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 2nd March 1878 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 19th March 1887 aged 29. Bailey, born on 23rd July 1857, in Streatham, London, has a FA Legacy Number of 53 and played as a Half Back and
Centre Half for his country.
Notes:
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
Debut: v 2nd March 1878 aged 20 years, 7 months, 10 days Last Cap: v 19th March 1887 aged 29 years, 7 months, 27 days First Goal: v 5th April 1879 aged 21 years, 8 months, 13 days First Captaincy: v 12th March 1881 aged 23 years, 7 months, 20 days Career Length: 9 years, 17 days Starts: 19
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 19
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR 9
1
5
0
0
British Home Championship HC 10
1
10
0
0
Competitive
10
1
10
0
0
Away
9
1
7
0
0
Home
10
1
8
0
0
Lost
8
0
6
0
0
Won
8
2
6
0
0
Drawn
3
0
3
0
0
Half Back
17
2
13
0
0
Centre Half
2
0
2
0
0
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) 53 sources from 19 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Clapham Rovers, Cap: 19. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 18. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 17. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 16. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 15. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 14. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 13. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 12. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 11. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 10. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 9. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 8. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 7. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 6. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 5. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 4. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 3. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 2. Clapham Rovers, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 20 years, 7 months, 10 days
0
0
WAL, 4 - 0, 26th Feb 1887 (HC) 
IRE, 4 - 0, 28th Feb 1885 (HC) 