Graham Bailey (footballer)

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Graham Bailey
Personal information
Full name Thomas Graham Bailey
Date of birth (1920-03-22) 22 March 1920 (age 104)
Place of birth Dawley, Shropshire, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1936–1947 Huddersfield Town 33 (0)
1947–1950 Sheffield United 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Graham Bailey (born 22 March 1920) is an English former professional footballer who played league games for Huddersfield Town and for Sheffield United as a defender. [1] [2]

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Career

When he signed for the 1949/1950 season at Sheffield United in May 1949 a fee of £12 per week was agreed for the first part of the season.

In 1989, Bailey was invited back to Sheffield United to celebrate the club's centenary at a reunion of past and present players at Bramall Lane.

Personal life

Thomas Graham Bailey was born in Dawley, Shropshire on 22 March 1920. [2] [3]

Bailey celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2020, and in February 2021 was tracked down by the Huddersfield Town Supporters Association and confirmed to be the club's oldest living former player. [4] He was visited by the Club Ambassador Andy Booth on his 101st birthday and presented with a Town shirt with his name on the back. As of April 2023, Bailey was living in East Yorkshire with his wife.

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References

  1. ↑ Morris, Lee (22 March 2021). "Happy 101st Birthday to Graham Bailey". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Graham Bailey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Booth, Mel (12 June 2019). "Huddersfield Town: All the players in Where Are They Now?". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Heritage: An Interview with Town's Oldest Living Player". HTSA. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.


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