Bailey Sloane

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Bailey Sloane
Personal information
Full name Bailey Taylor Sloane [1]
Date of birth (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Farsley Celtic
Youth career
0000–2019 Bury
2019–2020 AFC Fylde
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Bury AFC 19 (3)
2020–2021 Chester 0 (0)
2021 Avro 23 (3)
2021–2022 Clitheroe 36 (2)
2022–2024 Accrington Stanley 5 (0)
2022AFC Telford United (loan) 4 (0)
2023Radcliffe (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Farsley Celtic 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Bailey Taylor Sloane (born 6 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Farsley Celtic. [4]

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Career

Sloane started his career playing youth football with Bury, whilst also representing the Greater Manchester County Schools side. [3] After Bury's youth team was disbanded following administration, he signed for AFC Fylde as a youth scholar in 2019. [3]

On 24 August 2020, he began his senior career in non-league when he signed for North West Counties Football League Division One North side Bury AFC. [3] He only made two appearances for the club before he went on to sign for Chester on a two-year youth scholarship. [5] In August 2021 he transferred to North West Counties Premier Division side Avro on dual-registration. [6] He made 21 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring twice, including once in has last game against Vauxhall Motors. [6] On 18 November 2021, he was on the move again when he stepped up a division to sign for Northern Premier League Division One West side Clitheroe. [6]

On 1 September 2022, he turned professional when he signed for EFL League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal. [7] He had played for Clitheroe in a pre-season friendly against Accrington's under-21 side managed by Ged Brannan in July 2022 and then impressed when invited on trial. [8] Upon signing, manager, John Coleman, stated "I like Bailey's attitude; I like his hunger and he's a good footballer". [8] He made his professional debut three days later in the 2–0 League One defeat to Ipswich Town at the Crown Ground, replacing Ethan Hamilton as a late substitute. [4] On 11 November 2022, he joined National League North strugglers AFC Telford United on a one-month long loan deal, who had just appointed Kevin Wilkin as manager, with the club at the foot of the table. [9] On 23 February 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Radcliffe on a one-month long loan deal. [10] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [11]

On 23 June 2024, Sloane joined National League North side Farsley Celtic. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury AFC 2020–21 [13] NWCFL Division One North2000180
Clitheroe 2021–22 [14] NPL Division One West180180
2022–23 [15] NPL Division One West501060
Total23010240
Accrington Stanley 2022–23 [16] League One 202 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2023–24 [16] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total2000003050
AFC Telford United (loan) 2022–23 [16] National League North 401 [lower-alpha 2] 050
Radcliffe (loan) 2022–23 [17] NPL Premier Division5050
Career total360100040410
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy

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