David Bailey is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, as a centre, and also as a five-eighth.
[3] He made his début for Auckland in 1991 and represented the New Zealand Māori side at the 1992 Pacific Cup.
[2][4] In the early-nineties he travelled to England and played for the Rochdale Hornets, before returning to New Zealand for the 1994 Lion Red Cup.
[citation needed] In 1996 he returned to New Zealand, playing again for the Waitakere City Raiders in the Lion Red Cup.
[citation needed] Bailey joined the Auckland Warriors in 1997 and was expected to push hard for a first grade centre berth.