Dennis Bailey (footballer, born 1935)

Dennis Bailey

Personal information
Full name	Dennis Bailey[1]
Date of birth	24 September 1935[1]
Place of birth	Biddulph, England[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1958	Bolton Wanderers	1	(0)
1958–1961	Port Vale	1	(0)
Total		2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Dennis Bailey (born 24 September 1935) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. Though a player in the Football League for eight years between 1953 and 1961, he featured just once each for Bolton Wanderers and Port Vale.

Playing career

Bailey played for Bolton Wanderers from 1953 to 1958, but only made the one First Division appearance for Bill Ridding's "Trotters". He signed with Norman Low's Port Vale in August 1958.^[1] His only game in his three years at Vale Park was at outside-left in a 2–0 win over Shrewsbury Town on 22 November 1958; the "Valiants" went on to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59.^[1] He left on a free transfer in May 1961.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Dennis Bailey profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	1956–57	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Port Vale	1958–59	Fourth Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

with Port Vale

• Football League Fourth Division champion: 1958–59^[2]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Kent, Jeff (1990). "Fame and Fortune (1950–1959)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 171–196. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.