Charlie Ellis Bailey (born 12 June 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Foot ...

Career

A former pupil at

Central Lancaster High School Central Lancaster High School (CLHS) is a coeducational secondary school located in Lancaster, England. Located on Crag Road on the Ridge area in east Lancaster. History Central Lancaster High School originally opened in 1966 as Castle Secondar ...

, Bailey joined

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

's youth ranks aged 13, and captained their

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before signing his first professional contract on 12 May 2015. He was first included in a matchday squad on 22 August of that year, when he was an unused substitute in the Shrimps' 3–3 League Two draw away to

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

. Bailey made his debut on 1 September in a 2–0 win over

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

in the

Football League Trophy The English Football League Trophy, officially known as the Vertu Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two and U-21 teams from the Premier Le ...

first round at the

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, replacing Alex Kenyon for the final 18 minutes. After his release from Morecambe and having spent the second half of the 2015–16 season on loan at Kendal Town he signed permanently for the Mintcakes for 2016–17 season. He subsequently joined hometown club

for the 2017–18 season, along with his older brother Sam.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Charlie 1997 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Morecambe F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Kendal Town F.C. players Footballers from Lancaster, Lancashire 21st-century English sportsmen