Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Brian Bailey [1] | ||
Date of birth | October 7, 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
1978–1979 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979 | Bradford City | 3 | |
1980–1981 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | (1) |
1981–1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 7 | (0) |
1982 | Rowdies II (reserve team) | ||
1988 | Steeton A.F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keith Bailey (born 7 October 1961) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player.
Keith Bailey was born in Toronto, Ontario to English parents. When he was six months old his family returned to England, to a rural part of West Yorkshire. [1] It was there, more than a decade later, that scouts first took notice. In 1977 Bailey was chosen to play on several local and district select teams. [2] In 1978 at age 16 he signed with Fourth Division club, Bradford City A.F.C. and even made several first team appearances with them. [2]
Bailey's aunt and uncle, Ann and Norman Bailey, lived in St. Petersburg, Florida at that time. Through sheer persistence [1] they were able to persuade the North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies to grant their nephew a tryout of sorts, while he was visiting them on holiday in May 1980. Impressed by what he saw, Rowdies’ coach Gordon Jago signed Bailey to a three-year contract in early June. [2] Two weeks later he collected an assist in his first ever league match, a start for Tampa Bay at Minnesota Kicks, [3] and scored a goal in his third NASL appearance, coming on as a substitute. [4]
His promising NASL start was abruptly cut short after breaking both his left tibia and fibula during a training ground collision on August 7. The compound fracture [5] and subsequent rehab forced him to miss the remainder of the 1980 season and playoffs as well as the entire 1980–81 indoor season. [6] [7] He came back to make fourteen appearances in 1981 and another seven in the 1981–82 indoor season. The Rowdies released him in March 1982. [8] He spent the summer of 1982 with Tampa Bay's reserve team, Rowdies II. [9] He later returned to West Yorkshire and played at Steeton A.F.C. before retiring. [10]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Keith Brian Bailey [1] | ||
Date of birth | October 7, 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
1978–1979 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979 | Bradford City | 3 | |
1980–1981 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | (1) |
1981–1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 7 | (0) |
1982 | Rowdies II (reserve team) | ||
1988 | Steeton A.F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keith Bailey (born 7 October 1961) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player.
Keith Bailey was born in Toronto, Ontario to English parents. When he was six months old his family returned to England, to a rural part of West Yorkshire. [1] It was there, more than a decade later, that scouts first took notice. In 1977 Bailey was chosen to play on several local and district select teams. [2] In 1978 at age 16 he signed with Fourth Division club, Bradford City A.F.C. and even made several first team appearances with them. [2]
Bailey's aunt and uncle, Ann and Norman Bailey, lived in St. Petersburg, Florida at that time. Through sheer persistence [1] they were able to persuade the North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies to grant their nephew a tryout of sorts, while he was visiting them on holiday in May 1980. Impressed by what he saw, Rowdies’ coach Gordon Jago signed Bailey to a three-year contract in early June. [2] Two weeks later he collected an assist in his first ever league match, a start for Tampa Bay at Minnesota Kicks, [3] and scored a goal in his third NASL appearance, coming on as a substitute. [4]
His promising NASL start was abruptly cut short after breaking both his left tibia and fibula during a training ground collision on August 7. The compound fracture [5] and subsequent rehab forced him to miss the remainder of the 1980 season and playoffs as well as the entire 1980–81 indoor season. [6] [7] He came back to make fourteen appearances in 1981 and another seven in the 1981–82 indoor season. The Rowdies released him in March 1982. [8] He spent the summer of 1982 with Tampa Bay's reserve team, Rowdies II. [9] He later returned to West Yorkshire and played at Steeton A.F.C. before retiring. [10]