Stefan Kyon Lloyd Bailey (born 10 October 1987, in Brent, London) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Kempston Rovers.

Stefan Bailey
Personal information
Full name Stefan Kyon Lloyd Bailey
Date of birth (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Brent, London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kempston Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Queens Park Rangers 18 (0)
2007Oxford United (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2009 Grays Athletic 14 (0)
2009Farnborough (loan) ? (?)
2009–2010 Ebbsfleet United 33 (4)
2010–2011 AFC Telford United 5 (0)
2011 Kettering Town 0 (0)
2011 Banbury United 5 (1)
2011–2012 Arlesey Town 23 (0)
2012–2013 Havant & Waterlooville 14 (0)
2013–2014 Wealdstone 26 (4)
2013Banbury United (loan) 1 (0)
2013Dunstable Town (loan) 5 (2)
2013Dunstable Town (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2016 Arlesey Town 25 (2)
2016 AFC Dunstable
2016–2018 Bovingdon
2018–2019 Barton Rovers
2019– Kempston Rovers
International career
2008 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Career edit

Bailey made his professional debut towards the end of the 2004–05 season at the age of 17, coming off the bench for Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in a Championship match away to Sheffield United.[citation needed] His premature call up was due to a lengthy injury list to Ian Holloway's side, but Bailey impressed with some strong tackles, good turns and an array of impressive passes. [citation needed]

The following two seasons saw Bailey feature more regularly, but he failed to hold down a regular first team place, despite some promising displays.[citation needed]

On 12 October 2007, he was signed by Oxford United on a one-month loan, where he made three appearances in the Conference Premier.[1][2]

Following his release from QPR, Bailey signed a one-year contract for Grays Athletic on 19 June 2008.[3] He was transfer listed by the club in January 2009, with financial pressures and manager Wayne Burnett's plans being cited as the reason.[4] Bailey was sent out on loan to Farnborough in March 2009.[5]

Ebbsfleet United signed Bailey in August following a successful trial.[6] He made his debut against Stevenage Borough on 18 August in Ebbsfleet's 3–0 away loss in the Conference Premier.[7] Bailey was released by Ebbsfleet in the summer of 2010 and went on to sign an initial short-term contract with Conference North club AFC Telford United.[8]

Bailey has since had spells with Kettering Town, two spells with Banbury United as well as a stint with Havant & Waterlooville.[citation needed] He then went on to sign for Isthmian Football League side Wealdstone and also had two spells with Dunstable Town.[citation needed]

After a spell at Wealdstone, Bailey re-signed for his second spell at Southern Football League Premier Division side Arlesey Town for the 2014–15 season, the side managed by Rufus Brevett.[9]

Bailey went on to play for AFC Dunstable, Bovingdon, Barton Rovers and Kempston Rovers.

References edit

  1. ^ "Oxford sign QPR midfielder Bailey". BBC Sport. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Bailey returns to QPR". Oxford Mail. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Bailey is Grays' latest signing". BBC Sport. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Grays place four on transfer list". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  5. ^ White, Andy (2 March 2009). "Two Leave The Rec". The Non-League Paper. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Bailey completes Ebbsfleet move". BBC Sport. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Fixtures/Results: Stevenage 3 – 0 Ebbsfleet". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Stefan Bailey signs initial month deal with AFC Telford". BBC Sport. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Stefan Bailey Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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