About

Jon Bazley, known to everyone around the club as “Baz,” wears the number 6 shirt for Devizes Town, providing steel and presence at centre-back. Having previously turned out for Warminster Town and Corsham Town, Baz counts winning the Western League as his top footballing memory. A Bristol City supporter who idolises Zinédine Zidane, rates Antoine Semenyo as the toughest opponent he’s faced, and picks Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo, Baz sets his personal goal for the season with a bit of self-deprecating humour: to complete more than 5 passes!

Off the pitch, Baz is a keen padel player who claims he’d be striving for padel pro status if he weren’t playing football. He has a unique pre-match ritual of eating as many sweets as possible before kick-off, before relaxing post-match with a coffee or a cold lager, an Indian takeaway, or some “Sloaners lasagne”. When it comes to entertainment, Kings of Leon provides his ideal soundtrack, while Forrest Gump takes top spot as his favourite movie.

Inside The Dressing Room

Baz gives a full double vote to Jack “Bakes” Baker, naming him as both the funniest teammate and the most skilful player on the ball. Across the rest of the squad, Baz picks out Liam Curtis as the worst-dressed player, calls out “Swanny” (Matt Swann) as the absolute slowest to get ready post-match, and singles out Caleb when it comes to dinner – resolutely putting his foot down against any veg and tofu offerings.