Martin Joseph Bayly (born 14 September 1966) is an Irish former professional

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and manager. His older brother is Ritchie Bayly while his nephew

Robert Bayly Robert Sean Bayly (born 22 February 1988) is an Irish footballer. His two uncles Ritchie Bayly and Martin Bayly had distinguished careers in the League of Ireland. Career Leeds United Capped at Ireland youth and Under-18 level while playi ...

currently plays for

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

Career

Club career

Born in

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, Bayly began his professional career as a youth player with local side Little Bray and English team

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

. Bayly made his senior debut on 21 April 1984 in a 3–0 loss to

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

in the First Division, the first of seven consecutive appearances. He won the club's ''Young Player of the Year Award'' for the season, but made just three further appearances in the 1984–85 season before being released in the summer. In total, Bayly made a total of ten appearances in

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for Wolves. Bayly was then briefly on the books at

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

before returning to his native Ireland to join

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

. Bayly won the PFAI Young Player of the Year Award in 1987. While at Sligo, Bayly played in the last ever game at

Glenmalure Park Glenmalure Park, often simply known as Milltown, was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers ...

in April 1987. Bayly then guested for

in a tournament in

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in June 1987, before moving to

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

in 1988. After a year in Spain with

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, Bayly returned to Ireland to play with a number of clubs including

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

St James's Gate St. James's Gate, located off the south quays of Dublin, on James's Street, was the western entrance to the city during the Middle Ages. During this time the gate was the traditional starting point for the Camino pilgrimage from Dublin to Santiag ...

Athlone Town Athlone Town Association Football Club () is an Irish football club from Athlone who are playing in the League of Ireland. The club is the oldest in the League as it was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they pl ...

and Monaghan United, before signing with

in May 1992. Bayly was released by Shamrock Rovers in January 1993,

International career

Bayly appeared for Ireland in the

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and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayly, Martin 1966 births Living people Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players English Football League players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Derry City F.C. players UE Figueres footballers St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players Monaghan United F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players Home Farm F.C. players Linfield F.C. players League of Ireland XI players League of Ireland players League of Ireland managers NIFL Premiership players Home Farm F.C. coaches St James's Gate F.C. players Association football midfielders Republic of Ireland football managers