Full name Horace Anthony Baker Name Horace Baker Playing position | Place of death Creswell, England Place of birth Fenton, England | |
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Date of birth (1910-09-01)1 September 1910 Date of death 1 March 1974(1974-03-01) (aged 63) | ||
Horace Anthony Baker (1 September 1910 – 1 March 1974) was an English footballer who played at outside-right for Port Vale, Tranmere Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Southport.
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Playing career
Baker played for Longton Hall, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1932, signing professional forms two months later. He made seven Second Division appearances in the 1932–33 season, scoring one goal in a 4–0 win over Notts County at The Old Recreation Ground on 20 March. He featured just three times in the 1933–34 season, and was given a free transfer to Tranmere Rovers in May 1934. Tranmere finished sixth and third in the Third Division North in 1934–35 and 1935–36; Baker played 23 league games at Prenton Park, scoring ten goals. He later played for Shrewsbury Town, before joining Southport, and then returning to Shrewsbury Town.