Barry Baggley

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Barry Baggley
Personal information
Full name Barry Thomas Crowe[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Fleetwood Town
Number 30
Youth career
Glentoran
2018–2019 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Fleetwood Town 6 (0)
2021Altrincham (loan) 3 (1)
National team
Northern Ireland U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:50, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:53, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Barry Thomas Crowe (born 11 January 2002), known as Barry Baggley, is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Fleetwood Town.[3]

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[]

Baggley began his career with Glentoran, moving to English club Fleetwood Town in September 2018 following two trial periods.[4] After initially playing for their youth team, he made his senior debut on 9 March 2019, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 league defeat away at Walsall.[5][6] In doing so he became Fleetwood's youngest ever league player, at the age of 17 years and 57 days.[7] He was later praised by manager Joey Barton.[8]

In July 2021 he signed a new three-year contract with Fleetwood.[9] On 26 October 2021, Baggley joined National League side Altrincham on loan for one month.[10] He scored on his debut for Altrincham against Solihull Moors,[11] and returned to Fleetwood in November 2021 having made a further two appearances during the loan spell.[12]

International career[]

Baggley has represented Northern Ireland at under-17 youth level.[4]

Career statistics[]

As of 8 December 2021
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
Fleetwood Town 2018–19[5] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21[14] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2021–22[15] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22[15] National League 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in EFL Trophy

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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Northern Ireland U17 star completes Fleetwood Town move". Belfast Telegraph. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ Gareth Fullerton (9 April 2019). "Barry Baggley Fleetwood Town debut captured on camera by proud teenager's father". Belfast Live. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "NI Under-17 midfielder Barry Baggley handed debut for Fleetwood". Irish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (10 March 2019). "Joey Barton predicts big things for young Barry Baggley". BelfastLive.
  9. ^ Gould, James (1 July 2021). "NI Under-21s star Barry Baggley signs new three year deal with Fleetwood Town". BelfastLive.
  10. ^ "Baggley joins Altrincham on initial month-long loan deal". Fleetwood Town FC. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Baggley heads back to Highbury after completing Alty loan | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
  13. ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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