Norman Coles Bailey (23 July 1857 – 13 January 1923) was an English

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from the late 19th century who made 19 appearances for

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playing at half back.

Playing career

Bailey was born in

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and was educated at

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, whom he represented at football. He subsequently played for the Old Westminsters,

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, Wanderers, Swifts and

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, as well as earning representative honours for

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and London. At his peak he was described as "a very safe half-back, with plenty of dash and judgement; he has both strength and pace and never misses his kick". He was a member of the

team that reached the

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final twice, losing 1-0 to

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in 1879, and going on to win the cup in

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with a 1–0 win over

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at The Kennington Oval. He made 19 appearances (scoring once) for the

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between 1878 and 1887 (and was thus the first player to make more than ten appearances for his country) and captained England fifteen times. He was a

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by profession, qualifying in 1880, and served on The FA Committee between 1882 and 1884, becoming vice-president from 1887 to 1890.

Honours

Clapham Rovers *

winner:

finalist: 1879

References

External links

*
Norman Bailey at englandfootballonline
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Norman 1857 births Footballers from Streatham 1923 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London English footballers England international footballers Old Westminsters F.C. players Clapham Rovers F.C. players Corinthian F.C. players Swifts F.C. players Wanderers F.C. players English solicitors Association football defenders FA Cup Final players