Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas David Bayliss [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 April 1999||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Coventry City | 62 | (8) |
2019–2022 | Preston North End | 12 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Shrewsbury Town | 71 | (9) |
2024– | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:59, 17 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 26 July 2018 (UTC) |
Thomas David Bayliss (born 6 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Shrewsbury Town. He will join Lincoln City on 1 July 2024.
Bayliss made his professional debut coming on as a substitute on 7 November 2017 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy win over West Brom U23's, coming on to replace Dion Kelly-Evans. [4] He made his second appearance in the FA Cup second round against Boreham Wood. He made his league debut on 16 December, and scored within two minutes, as Coventry recorded a 2–1 victory over Cheltenham Town. [5] He scored 6 goals for Coventry City during the 2017–18 season to help them gain promotion back to EFL League One. [6]
Bayliss completed a move to Championship side Preston North End on 2 August 2019, signing a four year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £2 million as confirmed by Jack Daniels at the time. [7]
On 27 August 2021, Bayliss signed for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.
On 27 June 2022, Bayliss joined Shrewsbury Town on a two-year deal with the option for a further year after Preston had agreed to terminate his contract. [8] [9]
He was released by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2023–24 season. [10]
On 21 June 2024, Lincoln City confirmed Bayliss would sign for them on 1 July 2024. [11]
On 16 July 2018, Bayliss was called up to the England U19 squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [12] Bayliss made his International debut as a substitute against France [13] and then recorded his first start in a defeat against Norway. [14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2017–18 [15] | League Two | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 32 | 6 |
2018–19 [16] | League One | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
Total | 62 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 9 | ||
Preston North End | 2019–20 [17] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
2020–21 [18] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 [19] | League One | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Shrewsbury Town | 2022–23 [20] | League One | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 |
2023–24 [21] | League One | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
Total | 71 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 10 | ||
Lincoln City | 2024–25 [22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 153 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 191 | 20 |
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