Colin Bailie

Colin James Bailie (born 31 March 1964) is a former professional footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, who played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Reading and Cambridge United.[2]

Colin Bailie
Personal information
Full name Colin James Bailie[1]
Date of birth (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position(s) Full back / Midfielder
Youth career
Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 Swindon Town 107 (4)
1985–1988 Reading 84 (1)
1988–1992 Cambridge United 119 (3)
– Eynesbury Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bailie began his career at Swindon Town, where he turned professional in 1982. He made his debut in the Third Division 5–0 defeat at Oxford United on 7 April 1982, playing as a full back.[3] He made 121 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 4 goals, before a move to Reading in 1985 for a fee of £22,500.[1] While at Elm Park, he played a further 84 league games[2] and played at Wembley as Reading reached the final of the Full Members Cup in 1988. Cambridge United paid £25,000 for his services in 1988,[4] and when John Beck took over as manager in 1990, he converted Bailie to a midfielder, a position he played in as the club went on a run of successive promotions and FA Cup quarter-final appearances. In 1992, Bailie claimed he had lost his appetite for football and was quitting the game; he had a brief spell in non-league football with Eynesbury Rovers before moving to Cumbria to become a police officer.[5][6]

References
  1. "Player Profile Colin Bailie". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. "Colin Bailie". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. "All of Bailie's matches in the 1981-1982 season". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. Maul, Rob (5 June 2005). "Caught in Time: Reading break Football League record, October 1985". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. Flatman, Barry (17 February 2008). "Caught in Time: Cambridge United's rise under John Beck, 1990". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  6. Bennett, Andrew (18 April 2009). "Hello... Goodbye". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
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