Bailey Sloane

Bailey Taylor Sloane is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Accrington Stanley.[3]

Bailey Sloane
Personal information
Full name Bailey Taylor Sloane[1]
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2019 Bury
2019–2020 AFC Fylde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Bury AFC
2020–2021 Chester 0 (0)
2021 Avro
2021–2022 Clitheroe 23 (0)
2022– Accrington Stanley 2 (0)
2022 → AFC Telford United (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Radcliffe (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Sloane started his career playing youth football with Bury, whilst also representing the Greater Manchester County Schools side.[2] After Bury's youth team was disbanded following administration, he signed for AFC Fylde as a youth scholar in 2019.[2]

On 24 August 2020, he began his senior career in non-league when he signed for North West Counties Football League Division One North side Bury AFC.[2] He only made two appearances for the club before he went on to sign for Chester on a two-year youth scholarship.[4] In August 2021 he transferred to North West Counties Premier Division side Avro on dual-registration.[5] He made 21 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring twice, including once in has last game against Vauxhall Motors.[5] On 18 November 2021, he was on the move again when he stepped up a division to sign for Northern Premier League Division One West side Clitheroe.[5]

On 1 September 2022, he turned professional when he signed for EFL League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal.[6] He had played for Clitheroe in a pre-season friendly against Accrington's under-21 side managed by Ged Brannan in July 2022 and then impressed when invited on trial.[7] Upon signing, manager, John Coleman, stated "I like Bailey's attitude; I like his hunger and he's a good footballer".[7] He made his professional debut three days later in the 2–0 League One defeat to Ipswich Town at the Crown Ground, replacing Ethan Hamilton as a late substitute.[3] On 11 November 2022, he joined National League North strugglers AFC Telford United on a one-month long loan deal, who had just appointed Kevin Wilkin as manager, with the club at the foot of the table.[8] On 23 February 2024, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Radcliffe on a one-month long loan deal.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clitheroe 2021–22[10] NPL Division One West 180———180
2022–23[11] NPL Division One West 5010——60
Total 23010——240
Accrington Stanley 2022–23[12] League One 20——2[lower-alpha 1]040
AFC Telford United (loan) 2022–23[12] National League North 40——1[lower-alpha 2]050
Radcliffe (loan) 2022–23[13] NPL Premier Division 50———50
Career total 34010—30380
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. "Incoming: Bailey Sloane". Bury AFC. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. Bailey Sloane at Soccerbase
  4. "Sloane Leaves To Join Clitheroe". Chester FC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. "Sloane Leaves To Join Clitheroe". Avro FC. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. "Accrington sign defender Sloane from non-league". BBC Sport.
  7. "SIGNING: Bailey's a Red". Accrington Stanley FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. Drury, Jonny (11 November 2022). "Telford sign Accrington Stanley defender Bailey Sloane". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  9. "Radcliffe". Radcliffe F.C. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  10. "2020s". blueswayedviews.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  11. "Clitheroe – Appearances – Bailey Sloane". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  12. "B. Sloane: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  13. "Radcliffe – Appearances – Bailey Sloane". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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