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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
Club information
Current team	AFC Telford United (on loan from Accrington Stanley)
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)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 11 November 2022 (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.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clitheroe	2021–22[9]	NPL Division One West	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2022–23[10]	NPL Division One West	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
Accrington Stanley	2022–23[11]	League One	2	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Career total			25	0	1	0	—		2	0	28	0

References

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