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After attracting interest from several clubs during the January [[transfer window]], it was announced on 29 June 2007 that Bailey was discussing terms with [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] of [[Football League One|League One]]. He finally signed for Southend on 3 July 2007 for a fee of £175,000.<ref name="Addicks seal midfielder deal"/> After winning the club's [[Player of the year award]] for the [[2007-08 in English football|2007–08]] season Bailey was transfer listed on 5 June 2008 after failing to agree terms over a contract extension. He signed for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on a three-year contract for a fee that could reach £750,000 in August 2008.<ref name="Addicks seal midfielder deal"/>. |
After attracting interest from several clubs during the January [[transfer window]], it was announced on 29 June 2007 that Bailey was discussing terms with [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] of [[Football League One|League One]]. He finally signed for Southend on 3 July 2007 for a fee of £175,000.<ref name="Addicks seal midfielder deal"/> After winning the club's [[Player of the year award]] for the [[2007-08 in English football|2007–08]] season Bailey was transfer listed on 5 June 2008 after failing to agree terms over a contract extension. He signed for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on a three-year contract for a fee that could reach £750,000 in August 2008.<ref name="Addicks seal midfielder deal"/>. |
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[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] were relegated from The Championship after finishing bottom of the table, despite that Bailey finished top scorer and was voted the club's |
[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] were relegated from The Championship after finishing bottom of the table, despite that Bailey finished top scorer and was voted the club's cunt of the Season. |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
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Revision as of 23:13, 1 March 2010
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicky Francis Bailey | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulham | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sutton United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Sutton United | 85 | (27) |
| 2004–2007 | Barnet | 125 | (17) |
| 2007–2008 | Southend United | 45 | (9) |
| 2008– | Charlton Athletic | 77 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | England C | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 26 February 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 7 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
Nicholas Francis "Nicky" Bailey (born 10 June 1984) is an English professional football player currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He has also played for the England C national team.
Club career
Bailey, born in Hammersmith, began his career at with local team Fulham but was released and moved to non-league Sutton United before moving to Conference side Barnet in 2004 for a tribunal fee of £10,000.[1] Bailey was Paul Fairclough's first signing as Barnet manager, and he immediately established himself as a regular for the club.
Bailey made his Barnet debut against Farnborough Town in a 0–0 draw in the Football Conference on 17 August 2004, and scored his first goal for the club on 4 September 2004 in a 5–1 win against Morecambe. He helped the club to promotion in the 2004–05 season and then establish itself in Football League Two over the following two years.[1]
Bailey was a huge fan favourite at Underhill, where the fans dedicated a song to him - 'We've got Nicky Bailey' , sung to the tune of the Kaiser Chiefs' 'I Predict a riot' - 'We've got Nicky Bailey, we've got Nicky Bailey, and if there's anybody else out there who scores goals and got ginger hair - we've got Nicky Bailey'.
After attracting interest from several clubs during the January transfer window, it was announced on 29 June 2007 that Bailey was discussing terms with Southend United of League One. He finally signed for Southend on 3 July 2007 for a fee of £175,000.[1] After winning the club's Player of the year award for the 2007–08 season Bailey was transfer listed on 5 June 2008 after failing to agree terms over a contract extension. He signed for Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract for a fee that could reach £750,000 in August 2008.[1].
Charlton Athletic were relegated from The Championship after finishing bottom of the table, despite that Bailey finished top scorer and was voted the club's cunt of the Season.
International career
Bailey was picked to play for the England C national team, by Paul Fairclough when he was also manager of Barnet.[1]
Honours
- Conference National Winner 2005
References
External links
- Charlton Athletic profile
- Nicky Bailey at Soccerbase