Lex Baillie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burnbank Boys Club | |||
| 1982–1987 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Celtic | 32 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | St. Mirren | 56 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 103 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lex Baillie (born 6 July 1966) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Hamilton, Baillie played for Burnbank Boys Club, Celtic, St. Mirren and Dunfermline Athletic.[1] After retiring as a player, Baillie became a police officer,[2] and was the subject of a 2007 TV documentary.[3]
Baillie is the son of Doug Baillie, himself a professional footballer who played for several clubs including - ironically given his son's spell at Celtic - a four year stint at Rangers in the early 1960s.[4]
Playing career
Baillie signed for Celtic from Burnbank Boys Club in August 1982. After several years in the youth team and reserves, he made his first team debut on 22 December 1987 in a 2-0 away win over Falkirk in the league.[5] Baillie went on to make 13 appearances in the league that season (1987-88) for Celtic,[6] playing in 2-0 (at Parkhead)[7] and 2-1 (at Ibrox)[8] wins over Rangers, and helped the club to the League Championship title.[9]
Baillie failed to establish himself as a regular in the team after that though, and eventually joined St Mirren in June 1991 for a fee of £90,000.[10] He spent two seasons at Love Street before being released in the summer of 1993. Baillie then signed for Dunfermline in August 1993 on a one-year contract[11] before retiring from football at the end of that season.
References
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Lex Baillie; Lawman Lex pounds well-trodden beat". The Mirror. 10 November 1997.
- ^ "From The Top - Lex Baillie". Juniper TV.
- ^ "Lex Baillie | Celtic's Foundation". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald, 23 December 1987, p24 Celtic move clear of the pack
- ^ Celtic stats season by season
- ^ Celtic team line-up v Rangers 2 January 1988
- ^ Celtic team line-up v Rangers 20 March 1988
- ^ Celtic Honours
- ^ http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Baillie,+Lex
- ^ Custom byline text: From the archive (10 August 1993). "Baillie joins Fifers". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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