Barry Baggley

Barry Thomas Crowe (born 11 January 2002), known as Barry Baggley, is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

Barry Baggley

Personal information
Full name	Barry Thomas Crowe[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	19
Youth career
2017–2018	Linfield
2018	Glentoran
2018–2019	Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Fleetwood Town	12	(1)
2021	→ Altrincham (loan)	2	(1)
2023	→ Waterford (loan)	30	(2)
2024	→ Waterford (loan)	18	(0)
2025–	St Patrick's Athletic	23	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Northern Ireland U17	8	(0)
2019	Northern Ireland U19	1	(0)
2021–2024	Northern Ireland U21	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:15, 10 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:59, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

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

Youth career

Baggley began his career at Linfield and Glentoran,^[5] moving to English club Fleetwood Town in September 2018 following two trial periods.^[4]

Fleetwood Town

After initially playing for the club's youth team, Baggley made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town on 9 March 2019, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 league defeat away at Walsall.^[6][7] In doing so he became Fleetwood's youngest ever league player, at the age of 17 years and 57 days.^[8] He was later praised by manager Joey Barton.^[9] In July 2021 he signed a new three-year contract with Fleetwood.^[10]

Altrincham loan

On 26 October 2021, Baggley joined National League side Altrincham on loan for one month.^[11] He scored on his debut for Altrincham against Solihull Moors,^[12] and returned to Fleetwood in November 2021 having made a further two appearances during the loan spell.^[13]

Waterford loans

In January 2023, he was loaned out to Fleetwood's sister club Waterford for a season long loan until the end of their League of Ireland First Division campaign in November.^[14][15] After returning to Fleetwood Town and featuring in a friendly against Waterford, it was announced on 18 January 2024 that Baggley would be returning to Waterford on a second loan spell for their 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season following their promotion.^[16] He returned to Fleetwood Town in November 2024 following the end of his loan spell.^[17]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 3 December 2024, it was announced that Baggley had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.^[18][19] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 January 2025, in a 2–1 win at home to Bray Wanderers in the Leinster Senior Cup.^[20] On 10 July 2025, Baggley made the first appearance in European competition of his career in a 1–0 win over Hegelmann of Lithuania in the UEFA Conference League at Richmond Park.^[21]

International career

Baggley has represented Northern Ireland at youth level up to the under-21 level.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fleetwood Town	2018–19[6]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2019–20[22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	1	0
	2020–21[23]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	3	0
	2021–22[24]	League One	7	1	—		0	0	—		1[a]	0	8	1
	2022–23[25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2023–24[26]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2024–25[26]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		12	1	0	0	0	0	—		3	0	15	1
Altrincham (loan)	2021–22[24]	National League	2	1	1	0	—		—		—		3	1
Waterford (loan)	2023[27]	LOI First Division	30	2	1	0	—		—		5[b]	0	36	2
Waterford (loan)	2024[27]	LOI Premier Division	18	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	19	0
St Patrick's Athletic	2025[27]	LOI Premier Division	23	0	1	0	—		6[c]	0	3[d]	1	33	1
Career total			85	4	4	0	0	0	6	0	11	1	106	5

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
2. 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup and 4 appearances in 2023 League of Ireland First Division Playoffs
3. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
4. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup