Owen Bailey
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Owen Bailey
|image =
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|fullname = Owen John Edward Bailey{{Soccerway|453352}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Doncaster Rovers
|clubnumber = 17
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Newcastle United
|years1 = 2021–2023
|clubs1 = Gateshead
|caps1 = 74
|goals1 = 9
|years2 = 2023–
|clubs2 = Doncaster Rovers
|caps2 = 91
|goals2 = 7
|club-update = 14:01, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
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Owen John Edward Bailey (born 22 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|DoncastR}} club Doncaster Rovers.
Career
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Bailey began his career at Newcastle United, captaining the under-23 team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/owen-bailey-rebuilding-career-newcastle-22689199|title=Owen Bailey on rebuilding his career after freak injury ended Newcastle dream|first=Matty|last=Hewitt|date=10 January 2022|website=ChronicleLive}} Bailey suffered from injuries which saw him out-of-action for 538 days.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/features/sidelined-for-538-days-and-back-with-a-bang-owen-baileys-story/|title=Sidelined for 538 days and back with a bang - Owen Bailey's story|date=25 March 2021|website=Newcastle United Football Club}} After being released by Newcastle, he played in non-league with Gateshead,{{Cite web|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/owen-bailey-hails-unbelievable-feat-080038719.html|title=Owen Bailey hails 'unbelievable' feat ahead of Gateshead's first FA Trophy final|date=19 May 2023|website=uk.style.yahoo.com}} before signing for Doncaster Rovers in June 2023, having trialled with the club in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2023/june/bailey-signs/|title=Rovers sign midfielder Owen Bailey|website=www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65893304|title=Doncaster sign ex-Gateshead midfielder Bailey|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/aggressive-and-flexible-former-newcastle-united-midfielder-owen-bailey-signs-for-doncaster-rovers-second-time-around-4181496|title='Aggressive' and 'flexible' former Newcastle United midfielder Owen Bailey signs for Doncaster Rovers - second time around | Yorkshire Post}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 26 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Newcastle United U21
|2017–18 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Gateshead
|42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23
|32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 2 | 39 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 11 | |
| rowspan="3"|Doncaster Rovers
|46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|Six appearances, one goal in EFL Trophy, Two appearances in English Football League play-offs}} | 1 | 59 | 3 | |
| 2024–25
|League Two |45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 53 | 5 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!91 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 112 | 8 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!165 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 205 | 19 |
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References
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{{Doncaster Rovers F.C. squad}}
{{Doncaster Rovers F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Newcastle United F.C. players
Category:Gateshead F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players