Peter Baker (footballer, born 1931)

This article is about the Tottenham Hotspur player. For the Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers player, see Peter Baker (footballer born 1934).

Peter Baker

Personal information
Full name	Peter Russell Baker
Date of birth	(1931-12-10)10 December 1931
Place of birth	Hampstead, London, England
Date of death	27 January 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 84)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1952	Enfield
1952–1965	Tottenham Hotspur	299	(3)
1965–1967	Durban United	38	(0)
1967–1968	Romford
1970	Durban United	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Baker (10 December 1931 – 27 January 2016) was an English footballer. Educated at Southgate County School in North London, he played right-back for Tottenham Hotspur and was part of the double-winning side of 1960-61 and won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1962. He played 299 league games for Tottenham scoring three goals.

Playing career

Baker joined Tottenham Hotspur from non-League club Enfield in October 1952. After a slow start at Spurs he gained a place in the first team and quickly improved and went on to play a key role in the Spurs Double-winning side of 1960-61.

He stayed with them until the end of the 1964-65 season, keeping a regular place in the team from the 1960-61 season until the end of the 1963-64 season, when he was replaced by Cyril Knowles. After leaving White Hart Lane Baker emigrated to South Africa, where he joined Durban United F.C. and later became the club's manager.

Post football career

After retiring from the game he settled in Durban, South Africa, where he ran an office and stationery business.

He has been included in the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame. He died in 2016, aged 84.