Full name James Edward Baker | Name James Baker | |
Date of birth (1911-08-03)3 August 1911 Date of death 22 February 1974(1974-02-22) (aged 62) Place of death Pennington, Cumbria, England Playing position | ||
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England | ||
James Edward Baker (3 August 1911 – 22 February 1974) was an English footballer.
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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.
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.
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