James Baillie (footballer)

James Baillie (born 27 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Ashton United. He previously played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra.

James Baillie

Personal information
Full name	James Baillie[1]
Date of birth	(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ashton United
Youth career
0000–2014	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Crewe Alexandra	38	(0)
2016	→ Nantwich Town (loan)
2016–2020	Curzon Ashton	101	(5)
2020–2022	Warrington Town	59	(3)
2022–	Ashton United	35	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

Baillie began his career with Crewe Alexandra and signed a professional contract with the club in May 2014.^[3] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away at Fleetwood Town.^[4]

In March 2016 he joined Nantwich Town on loan.^[5]

in September 2016 he signed for Curzon Ashton.^[6] On 30 October 2018, he suffered a broken leg in a fixture against Southport and missed almost a year. Before his return to Curzon Ashton first team action, he had loan spells with Abbey Hey and Mossley to help with his recovery.^[7]

After spending four years at Curzon, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town, making nine appearances before the 2020–21 campaign was curtailed. He re-signed for another season in July 2021.^[8][9][10]

In June 2022, Baillie joined Ashton United.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2014–15[12]	League One	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2015–16[13]		3	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	4	0
	Crewe total		16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	0
Curzon Ashton	2016–17[14]	National League North	30	1	5	0	—		0	0	35	1
	2017–18[14]		40	1	0	0	—		0	0	40	1
	2018–19[14]		10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
	2019–20[14]		5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Curzon Ashton total		85	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	90	2
Career total			101	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	108	3

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy