Barry Thomas Crowe (born 11 January 2002), known as Barry Baggley, is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

Early and personal life

Baggley is from the Turf Lodge area of Belfast.[4] His father Barry Snr is an amateur football manager.[4]

Club career

Youth career

Baggley began his career at Linfield and Glentoran,[5] moving to English club Fleetwood Town in September 2018 following two trial periods.[4]

Fleetwood Town

After initially playing for the club's youth team, Baggley made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town on 9 March 2019, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 league defeat away at Walsall.[6][7] In doing so he became Fleetwood's youngest ever league player, at the age of 17 years and 57 days.[8] He was later praised by manager Joey Barton.[9] In July 2021 he signed a new three-year contract with Fleetwood.[10]

On 26 October 2021, Baggley joined National League side Altrincham on loan for one month.[11] He scored on his debut for Altrincham against Solihull Moors,[12] and returned to Fleetwood in November 2021 having made a further two appearances during the loan spell.[13]

In January 2023, he was loaned out to Fleetwood's sister club Waterford for a season long loan until the end of their League of Ireland First Division campaign in November.[14][15]

After returning to Fleetwood Town and featuring in a friendly against Waterford, it was announced on 18 January 2024 that Baggley would be returning to Waterford on a second loan spell for their 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season following their promotion.[16] He returned to Fleetwood Town in November 2024 following the end of his loan spell.[17]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 3 December 2024, it was announced that Baggley had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on a long term contract for an undisclosed fee.[18][19] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 January 2025, in a 2–1 win at home to Bray Wanderers in the Leinster Senior Cup.[20]

International career

Baggley has represented Northern Ireland at youth level up to the under-21 level.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played on 21 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fleetwood Town 2018–19[6] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20[21] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21[22] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2021–22[23] League One 7 1 — 0 0 1[a] 0 8 1
2022–23[24] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[25] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25[25] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 1
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22[23] National League 2 1 1 0 — — 3 1
Waterford (loan) 2023[26] LOI First Division 30 2 1 0 — 5[b] 0 36 2
Waterford (loan) 2024[26] LOI Premier Division 18 0 1 0 — 0 0 19 0
St Patrick's Athletic 2025[26] LOI Premier Division 2 0 0 0 — 3[c] 1 5 1
Career total 64 4 3 0 0 0 11 1 78 5
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup and 4 appearances in 2023 League of Ireland First Division Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Barry Crowe - - U17 EURO". UEFA.com.
  3. ^ "Barry Baggley". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Northern Ireland U17 star completes Fleetwood Town move". Belfast Telegraph. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b Barry Baggley at WorldFootball.net
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ Gareth Fullerton (9 April 2019). "Barry Baggley Fleetwood Town debut captured on camera by proud teenager's father". Belfast Live. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ^ "NI Under-17 midfielder Barry Baggley handed debut for Fleetwood". Irish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (10 March 2019). "Joey Barton predicts big things for young Barry Baggley". BelfastLive.
  10. ^ Gould, James (1 July 2021). "NI Under-21s star Barry Baggley signs new three year deal with Fleetwood Town". BelfastLive.
  11. ^ "Baggley joins Altrincham on initial month-long loan deal". Fleetwood Town FC. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Watch: Barry Baggley scores on full league debut just an hour after Belfast teenager's loan move to Altrincham confirmed" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Baggley heads back to Highbury after completing Alty loan | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
  14. ^ Team, The42 (18 January 2023). "Ex-Ireland U21 international returns home after 3-year America stint". The42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Barey Baggley Joins On Loan". Waterford FC. 18 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Midfielder Barry Baggley to head back over to Waterford FC on loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com.
  17. ^ FC, Waterford (12 November 2024). "Waterford FC 2024 Retained List".
  18. ^ "Barry Baggley Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com.
  19. ^ Sneyd, David (3 December 2024). "St Pat's boss Stephen Kenny hails signing of Northern Ireland U21 international Barry Baggley". The 42.
  20. ^ "Result: Saints 2 - Bray 1". www.stpatsfc.com.
  21. ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  26. ^ a b c Barry Baggley at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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