Jim Baillie

{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use British English|date=September 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jim Baillie | image = | fullname = James Baillie | birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|6|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Hamilton, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = Right half | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Wishaw | years1 = |clubs1 = Derry Celtic |caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 1926–1930 | clubs2 = Cardiff City |caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1930–1931 | clubs3 = Fulham | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1931–1932 | clubs4 = Dundee United | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 }} '''James Baillie''' (8 June 1902 – date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer.

==Career== Born in Hamilton, Baillie played for local youth side Wishaw before joining Derry Celtic. In 1926, he joined Football League First Division side Cardiff City.<ref name="Hayes">{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=16 | location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}}</ref> However, with several established players such as Fred Keenor and Harry Wake in the side, Baillie struggled to break into the first team.<ref name="Hayes"/> He made his professional debut on 25 September 1926 in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester United but made only three further appearances during the 1926–27 season.<ref name="Shepherd">{{Cite book | title=The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. | first=Richard | last=Shepherd | publisher=SoccerData Publications | year=2002 | page=47 | location=Nottingham | isbn=1-899-46817-X}}</ref> The following year, he made just one appearance during a 5–1 defeat to West Ham United, his last appearance for the first team.<ref name="Shepherd"/>

He joined Fulham in 1930 before returning to Scotland a year later and signing for Dundee United.<ref name="arab">{{cite web |url=https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=976 |title=Jim Baillie |publisher=Arab Archive |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw with Falkirk on 7 November 1931, making four further appearances for the club before being released in 1932.<ref name="arab"/>

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