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