Barry Baggley

Barry Baggley

Personal information
Full name	Barry Thomas Crowe [1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	19
Youth career
2017–2018	Linfield
2018	Glentoran
2018–2019	Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Fleetwood Town	12	(1)
2021	→ Altrincham (loan)	2	(1)
2023	→ Waterford (loan)	30	(2)
2024	→ Waterford (loan)	18	(0)
2025–	St Patrick's Athletic	1	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Northern Ireland U17	8	(0)
2019	Northern Ireland U19	1	(0)
2021–2024	Northern Ireland U21	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 15 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Barry Thomas Crowe (born 11 January 2002), known as Barry Baggley, is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

Early and personal life

Baggley is from the Turf Lodge area of Belfast. ^[4] His father Barry Snr is an amateur football manager. ^[4]

Club career

Youth career

Baggley began his career at Linfield and Glentoran, ^[5] moving to English club Fleetwood Town in September 2018 following two trial periods. ^[4]

Fleetwood Town

After initially playing for the club's youth team, Baggley made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town on 9 March 2019, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 league defeat away at Walsall. ^{[6] [7]} In doing so he became Fleetwood's youngest ever league player, at the age of 17 years and 57 days. ^[8] He was later praised by manager Joey Barton. ^[9] In July 2021 he signed a new three-year contract with Fleetwood. ^[10]

On 26 October 2021, Baggley joined National League side Altrincham on loan for one month. ^[11] He scored on his debut for Altrincham against Solihull Moors, ^[12] and returned to Fleetwood in November 2021 having made a further two appearances during the loan spell. ^[13]

In January 2023, he was loaned out to Fleetwood's sister club Waterford for a season long loan until the end of their League of Ireland First Division campaign in November. ^{[14] [15]}

After returning to Fleetwood Town and featuring in a friendly against Waterford, it was announced on 18 January 2024 that Baggley would be returning to Waterford on a second loan spell for their 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season following their promotion. ^[16] He returned to Fleetwood Town in November 2024 following the end of his loan spell. ^[17]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 3 December 2024, it was announced that Baggley had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on a long term contract for an undisclosed fee. ^{[18] [19]} He scored his first goal for the club on 21 January 2025, in a 2–1 win at home to Bray Wanderers in the Leinster Senior Cup. ^[20]

International career

Baggley has represented Northern Ireland at youth level up to the under-21 level. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played on 14 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fleetwood Town	2018–19 [6]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20 [21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2020–21 [22]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
	2021–22 [23]	League One	7	1	—		0	0	1 [a]	0	8	1
	2022–23 [24]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25 [25]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		12	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	15	1
Altrincham (loan)	2021–22 [23]	National League	2	1	1	0	—		—		3	1
Waterford (loan)	2023 [26]	LOI First Division	30	2	1	0	—		5 [b]	0	36	2
Waterford (loan)	2024 [26]	LOI Premier Division	18	0	1	0	—		0	0	19	0
St Patrick's Athletic	2025 [26]	LOI Premier Division	1	0	0	0	—		3 [c]	1	4	1
Career total			63	4	3	0	0	0	11	1	77	5

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
2. 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup and 4 appearances in 2023 League of Ireland First Division Playoffs
3. Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
2. "Barry Crowe - - U17 EURO". UEFA.com.
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4. "Northern Ireland U17 star completes Fleetwood Town move". Belfast Telegraph. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
5. Barry Baggley at WorldFootball.net
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7. Gareth Fullerton (9 April 2019). "Barry Baggley Fleetwood Town debut captured on camera by proud teenager's father". Belfast Live. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
8. "NI Under-17 midfielder Barry Baggley handed debut for Fleetwood". Irish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
9. Fullerton, Gareth (10 March 2019). "Joey Barton predicts big things for young Barry Baggley". BelfastLive.
10. Gould, James (1 July 2021). "NI Under-21s star Barry Baggley signs new three year deal with Fleetwood Town". BelfastLive.
11. "Baggley joins Altrincham on initial month-long loan deal". Fleetwood Town FC. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
12. "Watch: Barry Baggley scores on full league debut just an hour after Belfast teenager's loan move to Altrincham confirmed" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
13. "Baggley heads back to Highbury after completing Alty loan | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
14. Team, The42 (18 January 2023). "Ex-Ireland U21 international returns home after 3-year America stint". The42.
15. "Barey Baggley Joins On Loan". Waterford FC. 18 January 2023.
16. "Midfielder Barry Baggley to head back over to Waterford FC on loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com.
17. FC, Waterford (12 November 2024). "Waterford FC 2024 Retained List".
18. "Barry Baggley Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com.
19. Sneyd, David (3 December 2024). "St Pat's boss Stephen Kenny hails signing of Northern Ireland U21 international Barry Baggley". The 42.
20. "Result: Saints 2 - Bray 1". www.stpatsfc.com.
21. "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
22. "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
23. "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
24. "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
25. "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
26. Barry Baggley at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2019.