Question Time with Elliot Bailey

Age: 29
Favourite playing position and shirt number
Striker and number 9

Where are you from?
St Albans

Previous clubs
St Albans City, Barton Rovers, Dunstable Town, Hitchin Town, Hertford Town, Ware, Welwyn Garden City, Berkhamsted Town

What was your Harpenden Town debut?
Tring Athletic – lost 2-1

What did you sing at your initiation at Harpenden Town?
Greased Lightning

What’s your earliest football memory?
Chelsea 6 Coventry City 1 – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored four

First football shirt you owned
Chelsea 1998 home shirt with Zola on the back

Who do you support now?
Chelsea

What’s the biggest match you’ve played in?
An FA Cup first round tie for St Albans City against Mansfield Town

You’re hosting a dinner party, which four guests would you invite?
Natalie Portman, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Lawrence, Mila Kunis

And what would you cook (or order in)?
Oysters, ordered in

What’s the best thing about Harpenden?
The new pitch

What do you do for a living?
PE teacher

Favourite ground you’ve played at
Top Field, Hitchin Town – My best football memories

Best game you’ve ever attended
St Albans City’s promotion play-off win at Chesham United in 2013

Who do you travel to away games with?
Dave Keenleyside – we are really good friends

You’re travelling to an away game and you’re in charge of the music. What’s on the playlist?
Elvis Presley greatest hits is all we need

What are the best and worst things about step five football?
Best – No Boxing Day games. Worst – fewer fans

After football, what other sport are you best at?
Cycling or tennis

What’s your personal goal for the 2023-24 season?
To get back into it after a year off from football

Can supporters follow you on social media?
I don’t have any social media