Leicester’s Other Golden Goalie

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Leicester’s Other Golden Goalie

Club Historian John Hutchinson recalls the story of Leicester Fosse’s Olympic gold medal-winning goalkeeper, Horace Bailey, in Issue 4 of LCFC Magazine…

2017-12-20T12:20:35.643Z

Leicester’s Other Golden Goalie

Club Historian John Hutchinson recalls the story of Leicester Fosse’s Olympic gold medal-winning goalkeeper, Horace Bailey, in Issue 4 of LCFC Magazine…

2017-12-20T12:20:35.643Z

Leicester’s Other Golden Goalie

Club Historian John Hutchinson recalls the story of Leicester Fosse’s Olympic gold medal-winning goalkeeper, Horace Bailey, in Issue 4 of LCFC Magazine…

2017-12-20T12:20:35.643Z

Leicester’s Other Golden Goalie

Club Historian John Hutchinson recalls the story of Leicester Fosse’s Olympic gold medal-winning goalkeeper, Horace Bailey, in Issue 4 of LCFC Magazine…

2017-12-20T12:20:35.643Z

Leicester’s Other Golden Goalie

Club Historian John Hutchinson recalls the story of Leicester Fosse’s Olympic gold medal-winning goalkeeper, Horace Bailey, in Issue 4 of LCFC Magazine…

2017-12-20T12:20:35.643Z

In 1908, the Olympic Games were held at the White City in London. At these games, Leicester Fosse’s goalkeeper, Horace Bailey won a gold medal as a member of the victorious Great Britain football team.

Not only is this an event worthy of recalling in its own right, it is also significant because it makes Leicester City unique. It is well known that Leicester City’s goalkeeper Gordon Banks won a World Cup medal in 1966. No other club from the Premier League or the Football League can claim this goalkeeping double of an Olympic gold and a FIFA World Cup medal.

Horace was born in Derby and worked as a rating official with the Midland Railway. Before signing as an amateur for Fosse in January 1907, he had played as an amateur for Derby County, Crich, Ripley Athletic and Leicester Imperial.

Bailey’s Fosse debut was against Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1907. It was to be a season of great success for him at both club and international level. Leicester Fosse won the Second Division title to secure their first ever season in the top flight. In addition, Horace won five full England caps between March and June 1908, four of them during a summer tour of the Hapsburg Empire. On this tour he played against Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. This was a ground-breaking tour because it was the first time that England had played any team other than Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

To read the full feature on Bailey’s Olympic success, pick up a copy of Issue 4 of LCFC Magazine from the City Fanstore at King Power Stadium now!

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