Wayne Baker (footballer)

Wayne Robert Baker (born 4 December 1965) is an English former footballer who made five appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Darlington. He was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday without representing them in the league, and played non-league football for clubs including Whitby Town, Frickley Athletic,[3] Guiseley,[4] Altrincham (two Alliance Premier League matches in each of the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons[5]), Farsley Celtic (two spells[6]), Harrogate Town,[7] and Garforth Town.[8]

Wayne Baker
Personal information
Full name Wayne Robert Baker[1]
Date of birth (1965-12-04) 4 December 1965[1]
Place of birth Leeds,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–198? Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
198?–1986 Whitby Town
1986–1987 Darlington 5 (0)
– Frickley Athletic
– Guiseley
– Altrincham 4 (0)
– Farsley Celtic
– Harrogate Town
1998–0000 Garforth Town
0000–200? Farsley Celtic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  6. "Farsley AFC 1995–1996". Non-League Club Directory. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
    "Guiseley climb above Avenue". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. "Confidence key test for Robins". The Press. York. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. "Avenue looking to continue fine run". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2020.


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