Bailey Taylor Sloane (born 6 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Marine.[4]
Career
Sloane started his career playing youth football with Bury, whilst also representing the Greater Manchester County Schools side.[3] After Bury's youth team was disbanded following administration, he signed for AFC Fylde as a youth scholar in 2019.[3]
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.[3] He only made two appearances for the club before he went on to sign for Chester on a two-year youth scholarship.[5] In August 2021 he transferred to North West Counties Premier Division side Avro on dual-registration.[6] He made 21 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring twice, including once in has last game against Vauxhall Motors.[6] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] Upon signing, manager, John Coleman, stated "I like Bailey's attitude; I like his hunger and he's a good footballer".[8] 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.[4] 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.[9] On 23 February 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Radcliffe on a one-month long loan deal.[10] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[11]
On 23 June 2024, Sloane joined National League North side Farsley Celtic.[12] In February 2025, he departed the club by mutual consent.[13] On 28 February, he joined Marine.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 28 February 2025
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bury AFC | 2020–21[15] | NWCFL Division One North | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Clitheroe | 2021–22[16] | NPL Division One West | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2022–23[17] | NPL Division One West | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
Accrington Stanley | 2022–23[18] | League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2023–24[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2022–23[18] | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Radcliffe (loan) | 2022–23[19] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Farsley Celtic | 2024–25[18] | National League North | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
Career total | 62 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
References
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Bailey Sloane profile". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Incoming: Bailey Sloane". Bury AFC. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b Bailey Sloane at Soccerbase
- ^ "Sloane Leaves To Join Clitheroe". Chester FC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sloane Leaves To Join Clitheroe". Avro FC. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Accrington sign defender Sloane from non-league". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "SIGNING: Bailey's a Red". Accrington Stanley FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Drury, Jonny (11 November 2022). "Telford sign Accrington Stanley defender Bailey Sloane". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Radcliffe". Radcliffe F.C. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "UPDATE: Retained list". Accrington Stanley. 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Bailey Sloane joins Farsley Celtic". farsleyceltic.com. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Misambo, Sloane and Fielding depart, Edmondson and Newsome step up". farsleyceltic.com. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Bailey Sloane joins Marine". marinefc.com. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "2020s". buryafc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "2020s". blueswayedviews.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Clitheroe – Appearances – Bailey Sloane". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "B. Sloane: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Radcliffe – Appearances – Bailey Sloane". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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