James Baker (footballer, born 1911)
James Edward Baker (3 August 1911 – 22 February 1974) was an English footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Edward Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 1974 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Pennington, Cumbria, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back / Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Darlaston | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1931 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1934 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | (0) |
| 1934–1936 | Port Vale | 18 | (8) |
| 1936–1938 | Barrow | 52 | (3) |
| Total | 95 | (11) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Baker played for non-league Darlaston, before signing for Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1930. However, he never made an appearance for their first team and departed for fellow second flight team Charlton Athletic after just one season at Molineux.[1]
He joined Port Vale from the Londoners in June 1934. Despite being utilized as a left-back on occasion he managed to rack up a respectable tally of 8 goals in 21 games for the Hanley based club. However, he never won a regular first team spot and was released in April 1936, at which point he moved on to Barrow.[2]
Statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1930–31 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1931–32 | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1933–34 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1934–35 | Second Division | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Barrow | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 12 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- James Baker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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