David Baillie (6 June 1905 – November 1967) was an English footballer who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for Coryton, West Ham United and Chester City.

Career

Baillie started his career with Coryton before signing for West Ham in 1925. He remained with West Ham for six seasons but made only 17 appearancesWelcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics David Baillie
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Ted Hufton Arthur Edward Hufton (25 November 1892 – 2 February 1967) was an England international goalkeeper who earned six caps for his country. Born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, he spent the majority of his career at West Ham United but also had sp ...

. He moved to Chester in 1929 under the managership of Charlie Hewitt and, at the end of his footballing career, returned to Upton Park where he took up the post of assistant groundsman. Baillie died in 1967.

References

1905 births 1967 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers West Ham United F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge People from Ilford {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub