Owen Bailey

Owen Bailey

Personal information
Full name	Owen John Edward Bailey [1]
Date of birth	(1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Doncaster Rovers
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2021	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Gateshead	74	(9)
2023–	Doncaster Rovers	100	(11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:14, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

Owen John Edward Bailey (born 22 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers.

Career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, ^[1] Bailey began his career at Newcastle United, captaining the under-23 team. ^[2] Bailey suffered from injuries which saw him out-of-action for 538 days. ^{[2] [3]} After being released by Newcastle, he played in non-league with Gateshead, ^[4] before signing for Doncaster Rovers in June 2023, having trialled with the club in 2021. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Bailey was named club captain having led the club through the majority of the title-winning 2024–25 season. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 September 2025 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United U21	2017–18	—			—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2018–19	—			—		—		5 [a]	0	5	0
	2019–20	—			—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		7	0	7	0
Gateshead	2021–22	National League North	42	4	5	0	—		0	0	47	4
	2022–23	National League	32	5	3	0	—		4 [b]	2	39	7
	Total		74	9	8	0	0	0	4	2	86	11
Doncaster Rovers	2023–24 [9]	League Two	46	2	3	0	2	0	8 [c]	1	59	3
	2024–25 [10]	League Two	46	5	4	0	2	0	2 [a]	0	54	5
	2025–26 [11]	League One	8	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	10	5
	Total		100	11	7	0	6	1	10	1	123	13
Career total			174	20	15	0	6	1	21	3	215	24

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Six appearances, one goal in EFL Trophy, Two appearances in English Football League play-offs

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

• EFL League Two: 2024–25 ^[12]

Individual

• EFL League One Player of the Month: August 2025 ^[13]

References

1. Owen Bailey at Soccerway
2. Hewitt, Matty (10 January 2022). "Owen Bailey on rebuilding his career after freak injury ended Newcastle dream". ChronicleLive.
3. "Sidelined for 538 days and back with a bang - Owen Bailey's story". Newcastle United Football Club. 25 March 2021.
4. "Owen Bailey hails 'unbelievable' feat ahead of Gateshead's first FA Trophy final". uk.style.yahoo.com. 19 May 2023.
5. "Rovers sign midfielder Owen Bailey". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
6. "Doncaster sign ex-Gateshead midfielder Bailey" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
7. "'Aggressive' and 'flexible' former Newcastle United midfielder Owen Bailey signs for Doncaster Rovers - second time around | Yorkshire Post".
8. "Bailey named captain ahead of new season". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
9. "Games played by Owen Bailey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
10. "Games played by Owen Bailey in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
11. "Games played by Owen Bailey in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
12. "League Two: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Doncaster: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
13. "Sky Bet League One: Manager and Player of the Month August winners". www.efl.com. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.