Thomas Henry Bailey (1888 – after 1914) was an English

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who played for Lincoln City and

Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshire * Stoke Row, Berkshire Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stok ...

Career

Bailey was born in

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011, it had a ...

and played for Overseal Swifts and Burton United before joining Lincoln City in 1907. He played once for Lincoln before playing for

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

and Stoke Priory and signed for

in 1912. He played 36 times for Stoke in three seasons scoring once against

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. He was, from August 1925 to May 1938, manager of

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Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Tom 1888 births Year of death missing Footballers from Burton upon Trent English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Overseal Swifts F.C. players Burton United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Crewe Alexandra F.C. managers