Sam Bayley
For other people with similar names, see Sam Bailey (disambiguation).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Bayley | ||
| Date of birth | November 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Rugby, England | ||
| Date of death | after 1899 | ||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | St Saviour's | ||
| – | Rugby | ||
| – | Leamington Town | ||
| 1899–1900 | Small Heath | 1 | (1) |
| 1900–19xx | Leamington Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Samuel "Sam" Bayley (November 1878 – after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[1]
Bayley was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, and played for St Saviour's, Rugby and Leamington Town before joining Small Heath in 1899.[2] An inside forward, he made his debut in the Second Division on New Year's Day 1900 in a home game against Middlesbrough which Small Heath won 5–1.[3] Bayley scored one goal and contributed to two others, but never played for the club again, and left soon afterwards to return to Leamington. He died in Coventry, Warwickshire.[2]