| Colin Bailie | |
| Fullname: | Colin James Bailie[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in[2] |
| Position: | Full back, midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Swindon Town |
| Years1: | 1982–1985 |
| Caps1: | 107 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 1985–1988 |
| Clubs2: | Reading |
| Caps2: | 84 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1988–1992 |
| Caps3: | 119 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | – |
Colin James Bailie (born 31 March 1964) is a former professional footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, who played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Reading and Cambridge United.[3]
Bailie began his career at Swindon Town, where he turned professional in 1982. He made his debut in the Third Division 5–0 defeat at Oxford United on 7 April 1982, playing as a full back.[4] He made 121 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 4 goals, before a move to Reading in 1985 for a fee of £22,500.[1] While at Elm Park, he played a further 84 league games[3] and played at Wembley as Reading reached the final of the Full Members Cup in 1988. Cambridge United paid £25,000 for his services in 1988,[5] and when John Beck took over as manager in 1990, he converted Bailie to a midfielder, a position he played in as the club went on a run of successive promotions and FA Cup quarter-final appearances. In 1992, Bailie claimed he had lost his appetite for football and was quitting the game; he had a brief spell in non-league football with Eynesbury Rovers before moving to Cumbria to become a police officer.[6] [7]