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Norman
Bailey |
Old Westminsters FC, Clapham Rovers FC,
Corinthians FC
19 appearances, 1 goal
P 19 W 8 D 3 L 8 F 53:
A 45
50% successful
1877-87
captain:
15 (one goal)
minutes played: 1680 |
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Timeline |
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Norman Coles Bailey |
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Birth |
Thursday,
23 July 1857 on Springfield, Leigham Court Road in Streatham, Surrey. |
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registered in Wandsworth
July-September 1857 Streatham was in Surrey Registration County
up until 1889
St. Julian Road and Leigham Court Road are
the same! |
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"BAILEY.―On
the 23rd inst., at Leigham-court-road, Streatham, the wife of Edward
Bailey, Esq., of a son" -
London Morning Post, Saturday, 25 July 1857. |
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Baptism |
23
August 1857 at Streatham Common Immanuel Church, Streatham |
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According to the 1861
census, Norman C. is living with six older siblings and one younger sister,
all to their parents, Edward and Maria (née Coles). Amongst the household in Springfield
on St. Julian Road in Streatham are seven servants. His father was a
solicitor, |
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According to the 1871
census, Norman Coles is now one of eleven children. His father,
still a solicitor, is joined by the eldest son, Edward, as a solicitor. All in the same abode. |
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According to the 1881 census,
the Bailey's remain at Springfield, only five of the eleven
children are on the census record including Norman, he is now also a
solicitor. |
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Marriage |
to Sarah Alice
Grierson, on 20 April 1887. at St Barnabas Church, Kensington. |
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registered in Kensington
April-June 1887 |
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"BAILEY―GRIERSON―On
the 20th inst., at St. Barnabas', Kensington, Norman Coles Bailey, Esq.,
son of Edward Coles Bailey, Esq., of Streatham, Surrey, to Sally Alice
Grierson, daughter of James Grierson, Esq., of Holland-villas-road,
Kensington." -
The Globe, Thursday, 21 April 1887 |
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Children |
Norman and Sarah had four children. Iris
Grierson (b.1888 d.1904),
Kenneth Norman Grierson (b.19 April 1891
d.1949), Brian Grierson (b.17 July 1894 d.1946) and Geoffrey
Grierson (b.1899 d.1957). |
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(His father died on 21 August 1888)
According to the 1891 census,
Norman C. is now married to Sarah, with a daughter, Iris. Now a solicitor, living at Bernina (four doors down from
his family home), on the St. Julian Road.
They have three servants. |
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"BAILEY.―April
19, at Bernina, Leigham-court-road, Streatham, the wife of Norman Coles
Bailey, of a son" - London Evening Standard, Wednesday,
22 April 1891.
"On the 17th inst., at Bernina, Leigham
Court-road, Streatham, the wife of Norman Coles Bailey, of a son" -
South London Press,
Saturday, 21 July 1894. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Norman was visiting a surgeon friend, Cecil Leaf, on the night of the
census (31 March). At 75 Wimpole Street, Marylebone. His wife, and
his four children, and five servants, were at 10 The Esplanade, in
Seaford, Eastbourne. His eldest child, Iris died in 1904, aged only
sixteen years old. |
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According to the
1911 census, Norman and his son, Kenneth are staying at The Porthminster
Hotel in St Ives, Cornwall. However, his wife, Sarah, is living at 7 High Street in
Watford. Her occupation is stated as 'Wife of Norman C. Bailey'.
With one of the children, Geoffrey. Also with four servants. |
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Sarah
Bailey died on 9 June 1912 |
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According to the
1921 census, Norman and two of his sons, Kenneth and Geoffrey, are
living at The Beeches in Cowley. Also with two servants. One of his other
sons, Brian, is visiting with his wife and their first baby son. |
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Death |
Saturday, 13 January 1923
at The Beeches, Cowley, Middlesex following a short illness. |
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aged
65 years 174 days |
registered in Uxbridge
January-March 1923 |
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Obituary |
"The death is announced of Mr. Norman
Coles Bailey, who was famous as a half back in Association football in his
younger days. He was a member of the Clapham Rovers team that won the F.A.
cup in 1879, and later played for
the
Corinthians, Swifts, Old Westminsters, and Surrey. Gaining his first
international cap in 1878, for ten successive seasons he turned out
against Scotland and acted in the capacity of captain in the last seven
occasions. He took part in the first England v. Wales match played at the
Oval, in January, 1879, and in all played seven times against the
Principality, and twice against Ireland. Mr. Bailey was also a cricketer
of merit and a member of the Streatham C.C." -
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer,
Wednesday, 17 January 1923.
"Death of a Great Player.
"The
lovers of Association football able to carry their memory back to the era
when 'the Old Boys' were paramount will learn with regret of the death of
N. C. Bailey, one of the best centre half-backs who ever played for
England. In his day, when there were many fine half-backs, he stood alone.
"Norman Coles Bailey, who was born at Streatham on July 23, 1857, was
educated at the Westminster School, between 1866 and 1874, and there
became a footballer and a cricketer. Later he assisted such clubs as
Clapham Rovers, the Old Westminsters, the Swifts, and the Corinthians. The
centre half-back of Clapham Rovers when they won the Association Cup in
1880, he played for England on 19 occasions, and for ten years, 1878 to
1887, against Scotland, being captain in the last seven matches. In 30
matches he was one of the representatives of London. With such a record it
seems superfluous to say that he was a fine player. Sturdily built, he was
yet very supple in joints, and while running could kick a ball behind him.
But he was not a mere trickster, for judgment characterised his every
move and touch. His interception of passes and his bestowal of the ball
caused him to be called 'the prince of halves.'
"He attended the
formation meeting of the Corinthians, was on the committee of the Football
Association, and succeeded Mr. J. H. Clark, of Maidenhead, as a
vice-president of that body in 1887. Although the late N. C. Bailey was an
amateur to the core we should like to recall that at the annual meeting of
the F.A. at the end of February in 1884 he seconded the motion of Mr. C.
W. Alcock that professionalism should be legalised. Norman Bailey was too
big a man to harbour narrow views. He had the broad mind of the true
sportsman, and to the end he was very popular with all who knew him."
- Athletic News, Monday, 22 January 1923, |
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Probate |
"FOOTBALLER'S WILL
"Mr. Norman Coles Bailey, of
5, Berners-street, London, W., one of the greatest centre half-backs of
Association football, playing for Corinthians, Clapham Rovers (winners of
the Football Association Cup, 1880), Swifts, Old Westminsters and Surrey,
and for 10 years for England, captain of the English International teams
1879-87, left estate of the gross value of
£5704, with net
personalty
£2,802."
- Birmingham Daily Gazette, Saturday, 3 March 1923. |
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"BAILEY
Norman Coles of 5 Berners-street
Middlesex died 13
January 1923 at the Beeches Cowley Middlesex Probate
London
24 February to Kenneth
Norman Grierson Bailey esquire Brian Grierson Bailey solicitor and
Geoffrey Grierson Bailey esquire.
Effects £5704 11s. 5d."
[2019 equivalent: £347,517] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Educated at
Westminster School, where he played his football. Also with the Old
Westminsters AFC and Clapham Rovers FC, Wanderers FC, Swifts FC. |
.jpg) Corinthians |
1885-89,
sixteen appearances. |
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Club honours |
FA
Cup runners-up 1878-79, winners 1879-80; |
| Individual honours |
Surrey FA
and London FA. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
seven who became the
fiftieth
players
(53)
to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back |
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First match |
No. 7, 2 March
1878, Scotland 7 England 2, a friendly match at
Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow,
aged 20 years 222 days. |
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Last match |
No. 31, 19 March
1887, England 2 Scotland 3, a British Championship match at
Leamington Street, Wagtail, Blackburn, aged 29
years 239 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1886-87; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship 1885-86 (shared); |
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Individual honours |
The Probables (three
appearances, February 1878, February 1879, March 1882 ͨ );
The
South (six appearances ͨ , one goal, 1882-87, pp'd Jan.
1879, withdrew March 1880);
The Whites (one
appearance, February 1879);
The Gentlemen (three appearances ͨ , 1886). |
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Distinctions |
Record England
appearance holder 1883-1901, shared with Gilbert Smith in 1900-01 who
overtook his tally in April 1901. Most captaincies record until
1912.
His five appearances at the
time of his first captaincy in 1881, made him the most experienced player
to receive the honour.
most appearanced Englishman with Clapham Rovers FC. |
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Beyond England |
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Solicitor by profession, qualifying
in 1880, served on the FA Committee 1882 to 1884, becoming FA
vice-president from 1887-90. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.18. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
withdrew |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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Goals
ave. min |
comp.
goals |
captain |
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23 |
19 |
three |
10 |
1680 |
1 |
1680 min |
1 |
fifteen |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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19 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
53 |
45 |
+8 |
1 |
4 |
2.789 |
2.368 |
50 |
=0 |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
27 |
19 |
+8 |
0 |
3 |
2.70 |
1.90 |
60.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
26 |
26 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
2.889 |
2.889 |
38.9 |
-2 |
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
+6 |
0 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
+6 |
1 |
1 |
1.857 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
40 |
28 |
+12 |
1 |
4 |
2.667 |
1.867 |
50 |
=0 |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
9 |
+19 |
1 |
3 |
2.80 |
0.90 |
65.0 |
+3 |
| Friendly |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
25 |
36 |
-11 |
0 |
1 |
2.778 |
4.00 |
33.3 |
-3 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1883-84 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
+10 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1884-85 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1885-86 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1886-87 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC All |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
9 |
+19 |
1 |
3 |
2.80 |
0.90 |
65.0 |
+3 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
9 |
+19 |
1 |
3 |
2.80 |
0.90 |
65.0 |
+3 |
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10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
9 |
+19 |
1 |
3 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
65 |
+3 |
Match History
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F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) - 19 full appearances (1680 min) 15ᶜ 1ᵍx
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
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pp |
1 March 1879 - England vs. Scotland,
The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington |
Fr |
postponed - frost |
hb |
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3 |
9 |
5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4
The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington |
Fr |
HW |
throw-in ended in
a Parlane og |
hb |
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oone of three who became the first players to
appear for England twice in one season |
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