Darnelle Bailey-King
(born 17 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for
Rotherham United.
Career
Bailey-King made his professional debut for
Rotherham United on 7 May 2016 against
Hull City in the
Football League Championship
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the En ...
coming on as an 84th-minute substitute.
On 20 August 2016 it was announced that Bailey-King had joined
National League North
The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...
side
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...
on a months loan. The loan was subsequently extended to the end of the season.
In September 2017 Bailey-King joined National League North side
North Ferriby United on a months loan. This was then extended for a further month.
He was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Personal life
In July 2019, Bailey-King was convicted, and sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, for his part in a south-east England
county lines drug trafficking
In the United Kingdom, the county lines drug supply model is the practice of trafficking drugs into rural areas and smaller towns, away from major cities. Criminal gangs recruit and exploit vulnerable children, sometimes including children in p ...
organisation.
Statistics
References
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1997 births
Living people
English footballers
Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth
Association football forwards
Rotherham United F.C. players
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players