Early career Born in
Newton, Derbyshire, Baggaley first became a goalkeeper by chance, volunteering for the position when the boys' team she was playing for found itself short of one for a game. She came through the
Derby County Centre of Excellence.
Birmingham City Baggaley moved to the
Birmingham City academy in June 2013. In 2014, she was promoted to the senior team as a backup to
Rebecca Spencer, named as an unused substitute for all 14 WSL matches. She made her senior debut on 1 May 2014 in a 2–1 win over
Yeovil Town in the
League Cup group stage and made her only other appearance of the season in the same competition against second division
Oxford United. During the 2015 season, Baggaley started four WSL games, conceding only one goal to
Arsenal, and grew in her role as cup keeper, playing five League Cup games. Following the departure of Spencer to
Chelsea in January 2016, Baggaley began the 2016 season as the undisputed starter. However, the arrival of
Germany international
Ann-Katrin Berger from
Paris Saint-Germain in June 2016 meant Baggaley only played in three of the remaining nine WSL fixtures that season.
Bristol City Having been appointed Birmingham manager in December 2016,
Marc Skinner announced Berger as first choice keeper and encouraged Baggaley to go out on loan to play first-team football. She started 17 of 18 WSL matches. At the end of the season, Baggaley won
The FA Women's Football Awards Save of the Year for a save against Arsenal's
Jordan Nobbs. She permanently joined Bristol City in the summer of 2018. In September 2018, Baggaley was awarded both the FA WSL Player of the Month and the inaugural FA WSL PFA Fans Player of the Month. She won the award again in January 2019. At the end of the 2018–19 season she won the
FA WFA Players' Player of the Year award and was named in the
PFA Team of the Year having kept six clean sheets, helping Bristol to 6th place, their best finish since 2013. The following two seasons, Baggaley led the league in saves with 70 and 95 respectively as Bristol City struggled to cope defensively against the league's top sides. Most notably, Bristol were on the receiving end of a record
11–1 defeat at the hands of
Arsenal in December 2019. During the 2020–21 season, Bristol were beaten 9–0 by
Chelsea and 8–1 by
Manchester City. However, Bristol reached the
final of the
2020–21 League Cup for the first time in their history, but were beaten 6–0 by Chelsea. Baggaley left Bristol City in July 2021 after their relegation to the
Championship.
Manchester United On 23 July 2021, Baggaley signed with
Manchester United on a two-year contract with an additional option year. Having started the season as a backup to
Mary Earps in the league, Baggaley made her club debut on 14 October in a 2–2 away draw with
Championship side
Durham in the
2021–22 League Cup group stage opener. Manchester United took the bonus point with a 5–3 penalty shootout victory.
Brighton & Hove Albion On 14 September 2023, Baggaley signed with
Brighton & Hove Albion. ==International career==