Eddie Baily

Edward Francis Baily was born on 6 August 1925 in Clapton, London. He died on 13 October 2010 at Welwyn Garden City after a short illness. He was survived by wife, Elsie (married December 1952), son, Graham and daughter, Jane. ==Playing career==

Club career Baily joined Tottenham Hotspur as a 14-year-old in 1938, succeeding in the club's youth set-up. After the war he signed with Chelsea, but quickly left Stamford Bridge for Tottenham Hotspur after a chance encounter with Jimmy Anderson. He debuted as an amateur on 19 January 1947 against West Bromwich Albion. His footballing skills flourished under new manager Arthur Rowe who was developing his push and run side which at the time was challenging for promotion to the First Division. He formed a good understanding with Les Medley on the left, and was a key player in the side that won the Second Division title in 1949–50. He scored during a 'grand' debut in a 3–1 home win over Notts County on 14 January 1956. Forest finished tenth in the top-flight in 1957–58, and Baily left the City Ground having scored 14 goals in 68 league games for the club. He returned to the Second Division in December 1958 after signing with Alec Stock's Leyton Orient, playing 29 league games for Orient in 1958–59 and 1959–60, scoring three goals. International career On 2 July 1950, Baily won his first cap for England against Spain in the World Cup finals in Brazil. He went on to play in nine international games between 1950 and 1952, scoring five goals. He played against Spain, Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland (twice), Wales (twice), Austria (twice), and Switzerland. ==Coaching career==

In October 1963 he returned to Tottenham Hotspur to become the assistant manager under Bill Nicholson, and remained with him until Nicholson departed in August 1974, Baily also quit White Hart Lane the following month. He was responsible for bringing, among others, future West Ham and England player, Alan Devonshire to Upton Park. Following 16 years of service, he had a testimonial match in 1993 between "Spurs" and Enfield on the day that Alan Sugar sacked Terry Venables as manager of "Spurs", and a large crowd turned up to protest against the sacking. ==Career statistics==

Club statistics International statistics ==Honours==

Tottenham Hotspur • Football League First Division: 1950–51 • Football League Second Division: 1949–50 England • British Home Championship: 1951–52 (shared), 1952–53 ==References==