MALCOLM AND BAILEY

So, who is a Malcolm who features at the top end of English football?? On the 16th April 1975, Malcolm MacDonald led the England "line" and scored all 5 in a 5-0 victory over the giants of Cyprus in a European Championship Qualifier at Wembley, in front of 68,000. Supermac played for his country between 1972-75, 14 times and scored 6 goals...as you know already, 5 in one game against hapless opposition, his first goal after 90 seconds. Supermac was the first England international to score 5 in one game since Willie Hall in 1938. Can you find another Malcolm international footballer for England----btw I was named by my Dad's work colleague, a Scot, who told my dad to call me Malcolm!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KOYSdtGYMQ

Malcolm Macdonald was part of Don Revie's reign, which began in 30th October 1974, with a 3-0 win over Czechoslovakia, another qualifer at Wembley. Macdonald scored one and Colin Bell 2. Over 80,000 attended at Wembley. 

Their next qualifier was a 0-0 draw at Wembley against Portugal at home in November 1975..no Supermac! Then on March 12th England beat West Germany 2-0 in a friendly at home, 100,000 watched as Macdonald scored and Bell got the other. Next came the Cyprus match in April, with a return 1-0 win in Limassol, the England goal scored by Kevin Keegan. Macdonald did not score. In 9 full appearances and 5 subs, he scored 6 for his country. He did not survive the Revie reign which ended in Uruguay on September 7th 1977. Revie used 4 captains in his managership which was short lived.

Bearing in mind the sad and untimely death of Frank Worthington, this era presented England managers with a good number of "Mavericks". Supermac would be one.

Now for the Bailey bit! Surprisingly, for such a regular sort of surname, there are only 5 recorded Baileys, with this spelling. 

There was an Eddie Baily selected between 1950-2, with 9 starts and 5 goals. No E, Not counted!

The other Baileys were: Gary 1978-87... a GK with only 2 starts for England (1985)-loads for Man U (294 apps), 

Horace Bailey in 1908 made 5 apps/0 goals, was a goalkeeper who also represented Great Britain in the London 1908 Olympics and also in the 1912 Olympics. He played club football for Birmingham and Leicester Fosse.

Mike Bailey 1964 2 apps, 1958-1977 in the Football League for Charlton and Wolves. I saw him play at Wembley in an international 18th November 1964 v Wales.

Norman Cole Bailey 1878-87: 19 starts for England, 15 as captain scored 2 goals. he was at Westminster School and played for the famous amateur football clubs: Old Westminsters, Corinthian, Swifts, The Wanderers, Clapham Rovers; was an FA Cup winner 1880, Runner Up 1879 with Clapham R.  Vice-President FA 1887-90. A man with a moustache statement.