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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Eddie Bailham
- Eddie Bailham (8 May 1941 in Dublin – 18 December 2016) was an Irish football player. After an apprenticeship at Manchester United the same time as Johnny Giles he returned home to play for Home Farm F.C..
- In August 1959 he signed for Cork Hibernians.He joined Shamrock Rovers F.C.
- in 1960 and as a striker was top scorer in the League of Ireland on two occasions, 1961–62 and 1963-64.
- On 20 August 1962 Bailham scored his only headed goal for the Hoops in a 5-5 draw against Drumcondra F.C..
- In February 1963 he scored four times as Rovers hammered Bohemian F.C.
- 7-1 at Glenmalure Park.
- In August 1963 he scored a hat trick of penalties in a 4-1 win over Limerick F.C.. Played 5 times in European competition for the Milltown club.
- Scored 49 league and 12 FAI Cup goals in the Hoops. Eddie had a "glorious representative debut" scoring for the League of Ireland XI in the 2-1 defeat of an English League XI in October 1963 He scored 4 goals in 4 total Inter-League appearances between 1962 and 1964. He won his one and only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland on 24 May 1964 in a 3-1 defeat to England at Dalymount Park. Scored a hat-trick in his last game for the Hoops on 27 September 1964.Emigrated to London shortly after but as he was still technically a Shamrock Rovers player he could not sign for an English league team.
- So he joined Cambridge City F.C.
- and also had spells at Worcester F.C.
- and Wimbledon F.C..
- He was the Southern League Premier Division top scorer in 1965-66 with 37 goals. He died in December 2016.
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