Wolves legend laid to rest in 'very sad, but lovely' ceremony
Mike Bailey passed away in August aged 84, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Wolves legend Mike Bailey - who died in August aged 84 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease - has been laid to rest by his family at a ceremony in Kent.
Bailey, who lifted the League Cup for Wolves at Wembley in 1974 as well as playing in the 1972 Uefa Cup final, had been diagnosed with dementia in 2017.
His family revealed his battle with the degenerative condition in an interview with the Express & Star six years ago, believing it had been caused by heading footballs throughout his life.
The family asked for donations in memory of Bailey to be given to the Jeff Astle Foundation via https://michael-alfred-bailey.muchloved.com/
Astle’s daughter, Dawn, was in attendance to pay her respects at the celebration of life - along with Wolves fan and author Clive Corbett, who was asked to deliver an address about Bailey’s ‘sporting years’.
Corbett said: “I had the privilege of attending a service celebrating the life of Mike Bailey at the beautiful Bluebell Crematorium in Halstead, Sevenoaks, in Kent.
“To add to this great honour, I was asked by Barbara, Andrew and Victoria to deliver an address, The Sporting Years.
“It was a very sad, but lovely event, the highlights of which were family memories, delivered by Mike’s daughter and one of his granddaughters.”
Bailey played some 436 games for Wolves, scoring 25 goals between1966 and 1977. He won two England caps.
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