Bailey, George
George Bailey was captain of Exeter United in 1900 as the club reached the peak of its powers before folding two years later, an event that helped pave the way for the local pre-eminence of St Sidwell's United and - in turn - Exeter City.
Also a notable tennis player, Mr Bailey died in Exeter 1942. His occupational background, that of an insurance agent, was typical of many of the players who were to feature in St Sidwell's United and Exeter City's earliest teams.
George Bailey, a twenty-year-old insurance agent who had moved to Exeter with his parents, was a member of the Exeter United club which had rapidly become the strongest force in association football in the city. Founded in 1896, after the failure of the Exeter Association club (then only three years old), United had reached the Devon Senior Cup final in 1898 and were served in key positions by Richard Bowerman West, one of Exeter's wealthiest individuals, as president and Mr Thompson, deputy head of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, as secretary.
However astute George Bailey may have been on the pitch it was ultimately to no avail as the club was to abruptly fold in 1902 following the sudden unavailability of St James' Park.
However astute George Bailey may have been on the pitch it was ultimately to no avail as the club was to abruptly fold in 1902 following the sudden unavailability of St James' Park.
Also a notable tennis player, Mr Bailey died in Exeter 1942. His occupational background, that of an insurance agent, was typical of many of the players who were to feature in St Sidwell's United and Exeter City's earliest teams.
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