Joe Baillie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Baillie | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | March 1966 (age 37) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Roch's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1954 | Celtic | 107 | (0) |
| 1954–1956 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Bristol City | 10 | (0) |
| 1957–1960 | Leicester City | 75 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1951–1952 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joe Baillie (26 February 1929 – March 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender, making over 100 appearances for Celtic before moving to English football.
Career
Baillie played the majority of his games for Celtic, where he was most famous for his partnership at left-half with Celtic legend Bobby Evans which helped the team lift the 1951 Scottish Cup. He had joined the club in 1946 and remained with the Bhoys for eight years. He made 171 first team appearances for Celtic, scoring one goal. During his time with Celtic, Baillie represented the Scottish League XI three times.[1]
In 1954 he moved south to join then-English champions Wolverhampton Wanderers. However his time at Molineux was unsuccessful and he managed just one first team appearance (a 6–4 win against Huddersfield in February 1955).
He moved to Bristol City in 1956 where he had an equally brief stay.
He next again gave him regular regular football when he joined Leicester City. His manager when he joined Leicester was also from Dumfries, Dave Halliday.[2] Together they won the Second Division title in 1956-57 earning promotion to the top tier of English football.
He ended his playing career by contributing to a promotion-winning season at Fourth Division Bradford Park Avenue before retiring in 1961.
He died in a car crash in the Maryhill district of Glasgow in March 1966.
Honours
- Celtic - 1951 Scottish Cup winners
- Leicester City - 1957 Second Division Champions
- Bradford Park Avenue - 1961 Fourth Division promotion
References
- ↑ "Joe Baillie". Londonhearts.com (London Hearts Supporters' Club). Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ↑ Dave Halliday profile
- Celtic: A Complete Record 1888-1992, Paul Lunney, ISBN 1-873626-27-4