William Ellis Bailiff
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Ellis Bailiff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruabon, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 12 April 1972 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Aberdare, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1907 | Ruabon | ||
| 1907–1908 | Druids | ||
| 1908–1909 | Northampton Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | Treharris | ||
| 1910–1911 | Bristol City | ||
| 1911–1912 | Treharris | ||
| 1912–1920 | Llanelly | ||
| 1920–1921 | Bargoed | ||
| International career | |||
| 1914–1920 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Ellis Bailiff (19 March 1882 – 12 April 1972) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He started his playing career with Ruabon before moving on to Druids, Northampton Town, Bristol City, for whom he played in The Football League, and Llanelly. He received four international caps for Wales, the last of which came against Ireland in 1920.
Born in Ruabon in north-east Wales, Bailiff began his career playing for the Town's football side. He joined Druids in 1907 before he and teammate Lloyd Davies joined Southern Football League side Northampton Town the following year. Although Davies enjoyed a long career with Northampton, Bailiff was unable to establish himself in the side, making only two league appearances before returning to Wales with Treharris.[2]
In 1910, he joined Football League side Bristol City,[3] but returned to Treharris after a year. He joined Llanelly in 1912 and spent the rest of the decade with the club, although his spell was interrupted by a work accident at the steelworks where he also worked and the First World War.[2] He played in the 1914 Welsh Cup final for the club, which suffered a 3–0 defeat to Wrexham.[4] He later played for Bargoed.[2]