Norman Bailey was an international footballer who represented England 19 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 2nd March 1878 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 19th March 1887 aged 29. Bailey, born on 23rd July 1857, in Streatham, London, has a FA Legacy Number of 53 and played as a Half Back and
Centre Half for his country.
Norman Bailey - 19 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Norman Coles Bailey
- Born: 23rd July 1857, Streatham, London
- Died: 13th January 1923, Cowley, Middlesex aged 65
- England Career: 1878 - 1887
- Positions whilst with England: Half Back and Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Clapham Rovers (19)
- FA Legacy Number: 53
- One of the early stars of the game, Bailey was capped 19 times, a then record. He also captained the side 15 times, a record that would stand until 1913. Educated at Westminster School, he turned out for Old Westminsters, Clapham Rovers, Wanderers, Swifts and Corinthian. He was an FA Cup runner-up with Clapham Rovers in 1879 and the next year helped them one better to win the competition. He served on the FA Committee 1882-1884 and as vice-president from 1887-1890. A solicitor by profession.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 20 years, 7 months, 10 days - Last Cap: v Scotland (HC) on 19th March 1887 aged 29 years, 7 months, 27 days
- First Goal: v Scotland (FR) on 5th April 1879 aged 21 years, 8 months, 13 days
- First Captaincy: v Scotland (FR) on 12th March 1881 aged 23 years, 7 months, 20 days
- Career Length: 9 years, 17 days
- Starts: 19
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 19
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 9
- 1
- 5
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 10
- 1
- 10
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 10
- 1
- 10
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 9
- 1
- 7
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 10
- 1
- 8
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 8
- 0
- 6
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Half Back
- 17
- 2
- 13
- 0
- 0
- Centre Half
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 19
- 2
- 15
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 19
- 2
- 15
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Charlie Bambridge
- 16 Matches
- Jimmy Forrest
- 8 Matches
- Nevill Cobbold
- 7 Matches
- Percy Melmoth Walters
- 6 Matches
- Billy Mosforth
- 6 Matches
- Herby Arthur
- 6 Matches
- Arthur Melmoth Walters
- 5 Matches
- Jack Hunter
- 5 Matches
- Harry Swepstone
- 5 Matches
- Harry Cursham
- 5 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 59.
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 53 sources from 19 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 3, 19th Mar 1887 (HC)
Clapham Rovers, Cap: 19.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 27 days. 
WAL, 4 - 0, 26th Feb 1887 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 18.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 3 days.- WAL, 3 - 1, 29th Mar 1886 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 6 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 27th Mar 1886 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 4 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 21st Mar 1885 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 29 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Mar 1885 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 22 days. 
IRE, 4 - 0, 28th Feb 1885 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 5 days.- WAL, 4 - 0, 17th Mar 1884 (HC)
Clapham Rovers, Cap: 12.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 25 days. - SCO, 0 - 1, 15th Mar 1884 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 23 days. - IRE, 8 - 1, 23rd Feb 1884 (HC) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 0 days. - SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 9.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 18 days. - WAL, 5 - 0, 3rd Feb 1883 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 8.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 11 day. - WAL, 3 - 5, 13th Mar 1882 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 21 day. - SCO, 1 - 5, 11th Mar 1882 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 19 days. - SCO, 1 - 6, 12th Mar 1881 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 20 days. - SCO, 4 - 5, 13th Mar 1880 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 21 day. - SCO, 5 - 4, 5th Apr 1879 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 13 days. - WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 5 months, 26 days. - SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR) Clapham Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 10 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.