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Joe Baker (footballer, born 1977)

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Joe Baker
Personal information
Full name Joseph Philip Baker[1]
Date of birth (1977-04-19)19 April 1977[1]
Place of birth Kentish Town, London[1]
Position(s) Right winger[2]
Youth career
Chelsea
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Leyton Orient 75 (3)
Sutton United
Billericay Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Philip Baker is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Leyton Orient in the Football League in the late 1990s.

Baker was born in Kentish Town, London, on 19 April 1977.[1] He came through the youth ranks at Chelsea and Charlton Athletic before signing for Leyton Orient in May 1995.[2] He started only 23 games in the Football League but made 52 appearances as a substitute, scoring three goals.[2] He was never able to pin down a starting place in the first team and after five seasons, he was released by Orient in October 1999 and dropped into non-league football with Sutton United and Billericay Town for whom he made over 100 appearances.[2]

Career statistics

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Source: Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0752424122.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leyton Orient 1995–96 Third Division 20 0 1 0 2 0
1996–97 20 0 1 0 0 0
1997–98 31 3 2 0 2 2
1998–99 4 0 1 0 0 0
1999–00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 75 3 5 0 4 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 (First ed.). G2 Entertainment. p. 8. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ^ a b c d Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0752424122.