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Jonathan Baillie (born 2 September 1985) is the former Manager of
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in the
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Playing career

Baillie, a
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, made his
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debut during the 2003–04 season when manager
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drafted him into defence for a League Cup quarter-final match against
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in December 2003, which the 18-year-old Baillie helped his side win 2–1. Injuries meant that he didn't get a prolonged spell in the first team. He had to wait for selection until another match against Celtic in the
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three months later, but Hibs were beaten 4–0 and Baillie himself was sent-off. Baillie made just two appearances in
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's time as manager and wasn't picked after a 4–4 home draw against
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in September 2004. He had a brief loan spell at
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in January 2006, but did not play a first-team game for Hibernian in over two and a half years. Baillie was the victim of a catalogue of injury problems, which forced him to retire from senior football at the end of the 2006–07 season, aged just 21. Baillie has since worked as a car salesman and has returned to football in the
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ranks with local club
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Coaching career

After being forced to retire due to a back injury for a second time in 2012, Baillie was appointed Assistant Manager under Steph McMillan at Whitletts Victoria, and he eventually left the Vics to re-join
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and resume his playing career. After a season with
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, and a loan spell at Maybole FC, Baillie retired for the final time and was appointed as Manager of Ayrshire District League side Annbank United ahead of the 2015-16 season. After a difficult opening spell, Baillie's resignation was initially refused by the committee but was finally accepted only a few months into the season. Under Junior football legend John Redmond, Baillie was appointed as part of the backroom team at Craigmark alongside Ian "Spank" Patterson, and the trio set about the rebuild of the once great mining club. A strong start, based around a young & talented squad, concluded in a mid-table finish which marked a major improvement in standings. Baillie was appointed as First Team Coach at
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in June 2018 under his former Manager Jimmy Kirkwood and he was appointed Manager when Kirkwood stepped up to join the club committee. He parted company with Troon in early November after expressing fears of the sack following a poor start to the season


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baillie, Jonathan 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Irvine, North Ayrshire Men's association football defenders Scottish men's footballers Hibernian F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Troon F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Junior Football Association managers Scottish football managers Annbank United F.C. managers Troon F.C. managers 21st-century Scottish sportsmen