Danny Bailey

He began his career as an apprentice with AFC Bournemouth, turning professional and making his league debut in the 1980–81 season. After one more league appearance for Bournemouth, he dropped out of league football, joining Dagenham. He later joined Walthamstow Avenue. In March 1984 he left them to join Torquay United on a free transfer. His only league appearance for the Gulls came during the 1983–84 season, a 2–1 defeat away to Hartlepool United on 17 March.

In 1984, Bailey moved to Grays Athletic. He subsequently joined Wealdstone from Wembley and in August 1989, returned to league football with Exeter City, again on a free transfer. His career took off, and he quickly established himself in the side. After 64 league games, in which he scored two goals, he moved to Reading in December 1990 for a fee of £50,000 as the first signing under new owner John Madejski. In his first season and a half at Reading, he played 50 league games, scoring twice. However, out of the first team at the beginning of the 1992–93 season, he was loaned to Fulham making three league appearances. Still unable to break back into the Reading line-up, he returned to Exeter City on a free transfer in December 1992, and quickly re-established himself at St. James Park. In the summer of 1997, he was released after 152 further league appearances in which he scored four goals. He joined Farnborough Town, beginning a journey around various non-league sides, quickly moving on to Slough Town in the 1997 close season. He remained at Slough until the end of the 1997–98 season, scoring one goal in the FA Trophy, but was one of many players sacked during a summer that saw Slough in deep financial trouble and eventually voted out of the Conference. He joined Telford United on a short-term contract on 21 August 1998, with the emphasis on the short-term. He moved to Forest Green Rovers in September 1998, playing in the 1999 FA Trophy final, at which time "Non-League on…

He and his brother co-founded the Bailey Football Academy in East London. They organized a men's team "Elite" and a women's "International" team. Danny also coached MTG Turkish league team.

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1989–90 Fourth Division