Barry Baggley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Thomas Crowe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2002[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 | 0 | (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, correct as of 16:31, 3 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 12 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.
Early and personal life
[edit]Baggley is from the Turf Lodge area of Belfast.[4] His father Barry Snr is an amateur football manager.[4]
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
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]
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
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]Baggley has represented Northern Ireland at youth level up to the under-21 level.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 1 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[22] | League One | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[24] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[24] | 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[22] | National League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Waterford (loan) | 2023[25] | LOI First Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Waterford (loan) | 2024[25] | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2025[25] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup & 4 appearances in 2023 League of Ireland First Division Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Barry Crowe - - U17 EURO". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Barry Baggley". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Northern Ireland U17 star completes Fleetwood Town move". Belfast Telegraph. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b Barry Baggley at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Gareth Fullerton (9 April 2019). "Barry Baggley Fleetwood Town debut captured on camera by proud teenager's father". Belfast Live. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "NI Under-17 midfielder Barry Baggley handed debut for Fleetwood". Irish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (10 March 2019). "Joey Barton predicts big things for young Barry Baggley". BelfastLive.
- ^ Gould, James (1 July 2021). "NI Under-21s star Barry Baggley signs new three year deal with Fleetwood Town". BelfastLive.
- ^ "Baggley joins Altrincham on initial month-long loan deal". Fleetwood Town FC. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Watch: Barry Baggley scores on full league debut just an hour after Belfast teenager's loan move to Altrincham confirmed" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Baggley heads back to Highbury after completing Alty loan | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
- ^ Team, The42 (18 January 2023). "Ex-Ireland U21 international returns home after 3-year America stint". The42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Barey Baggley Joins On Loan". Waterford FC. 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Midfielder Barry Baggley to head back over to Waterford FC on loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com.
- ^ FC, Waterford (12 November 2024). "Waterford FC 2024 Retained List".
- ^ "Barry Baggley Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ Sneyd, David (3 December 2024). "St Pat's boss Stephen Kenny hails signing of Northern Ireland U21 international Barry Baggley". The 42.
- ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Barry Baggley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Barry Baggley at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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