Billy Baker (footballer, born 1892)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Edward Baker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Woolwich, England | ||
Date of death | 1980 (aged 87–88)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Plumstead | |||
Northfleet United | |||
1911–1913 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
1913–1914 | Dartford | ||
1914–1921 | Derby County | 44 | (7) |
1921–1926 | Plymouth Argyle | 85 | (11) |
Bude | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Edward Baker (11 May 1892 – 1980) was a professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Derby County.[1][2]
Personal life
Baker served during the First World War and was wounded and gassed.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 1914–15[4] | Second Division | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
1919–20[4] | First Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
1920–21[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 1921–22[5] | Third Division South | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
1922–23[5] | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
1923–24[5] | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
1926–27[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 85 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 12 | ||
Career total | 129 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 134 | 19 |
Honours
Derby County
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 15. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1911–12". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b Rippon, Anton (6 November 2018). "Remembrance 2018: The Rams in the Great War". derbytelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "William E Baker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "GoS-DB Players". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Categories:
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- 1892 births
- Footballers from Woolwich
- 1980 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Derby County F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Northfleet United F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs