Billy Baker (footballer, born 1894)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Lewis Baker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Plumstead, England | ||
Date of death | March 1972[2] | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Merton, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1918–1919 | Brentford | 26 | (6) |
1920–1921 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
Hampstead Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Lewis "Billy" Baker (8 January 1894 – March 1972) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Brentford.[1]
Career
A Royal Navy regular with no experience of professional football, Baker signed for London Combination side Brentford in the autumn of 1918.[1] His performances on the wing were such that he forced cricket/football star Patsy Hendren to switch to the other flank in order to stay in the team.[1] Baker was a part of the team which won the London Combination title in the 1918–19 season, but his Navy duties took him away from Griffin Park after the season.[1] Baker returned on trial in the autumn of 1920, during Brentford's first season in the Football League. He made four appearances,[3] but the club declined to buy him out of the Navy.[1] After a failed trial at Manchester City, Baker dropped into non-league football to sign for Athenian League side Hampstead Town.[1]
Honours
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 15. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- 1894 births
- English footballers
- People from Plumstead
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Hendon F.C. players
- 1972 deaths
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs
- Association football outside forwards
- Royal Navy personnel of World War I
- British military personnel of World War I
- Association football midfielders