Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas William Baker [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Seaham Harbour, England | ||
Date of death | 30 March 1975[2] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Shotton Colliery, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Usworth Colliery | |||
Crook Town | |||
Shotton Colliery Welfare | |||
Chilton Colliery Recreation | |||
1929–1932 | Southport | 59 | (0) |
1932–1934 | Brentford | 64 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
1935–1936 | Rochdale | 38 | (0) |
Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas William Baker (17 August 1905 – 30 March 1975), sometimes known as Billy Baker, was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford, Southport, Northampton Town and Rochdale.
A goalkeeper, Baker began his career in his native North East with Northern League clubs Usworth Colliery, Crook Town, Shotton Colliery Welfare and Chilton Colliery Recreation. [1] He later earned a move to the Football League with Southport, for whom he made 65 appearances before departing in 1932. [2]
Baker signed for Third Division South club Brentford in 1932 on a free transfer. [3] Originally signed by manager Harry Curtis as cover for Dave Smith, [3] Baker quickly became Curtis' first-choice goalkeeper and held the position until January 1934, when Jack Clough took over. [4] He made 43 appearances during the Bees' 1932–33 Third Division South title-winning season. [4] Baker left Brentford at the end of the 1933–34 season and made 65 appearances in his two years at Griffin Park. [3]
Baker remained in the Third Division South to sign for Northampton Town and made 13 league appearances during the 1934–35 season. [1] [3] His final league club was Third Division North club Rochdale and he ended his career with North Eastern League club Horden Colliery Welfare. [3]
During his amateur football career, Baker worked as a miner. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southport | 1929–30 [5] | Third Division North | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
1930–31 [6] | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
1931–32 [7] | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 59 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
Brentford | 1932–33 [4] | Third Division South | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
1933–34 [4] | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
Rochdale | 1935–36 [8] | Third Division North | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Career Total | 161 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 0 |
Brentford
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Thomas William Baker [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Seaham Harbour, England | ||
Date of death | 30 March 1975[2] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Shotton Colliery, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Usworth Colliery | |||
Crook Town | |||
Shotton Colliery Welfare | |||
Chilton Colliery Recreation | |||
1929–1932 | Southport | 59 | (0) |
1932–1934 | Brentford | 64 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
1935–1936 | Rochdale | 38 | (0) |
Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas William Baker (17 August 1905 – 30 March 1975), sometimes known as Billy Baker, was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford, Southport, Northampton Town and Rochdale.
A goalkeeper, Baker began his career in his native North East with Northern League clubs Usworth Colliery, Crook Town, Shotton Colliery Welfare and Chilton Colliery Recreation. [1] He later earned a move to the Football League with Southport, for whom he made 65 appearances before departing in 1932. [2]
Baker signed for Third Division South club Brentford in 1932 on a free transfer. [3] Originally signed by manager Harry Curtis as cover for Dave Smith, [3] Baker quickly became Curtis' first-choice goalkeeper and held the position until January 1934, when Jack Clough took over. [4] He made 43 appearances during the Bees' 1932–33 Third Division South title-winning season. [4] Baker left Brentford at the end of the 1933–34 season and made 65 appearances in his two years at Griffin Park. [3]
Baker remained in the Third Division South to sign for Northampton Town and made 13 league appearances during the 1934–35 season. [1] [3] His final league club was Third Division North club Rochdale and he ended his career with North Eastern League club Horden Colliery Welfare. [3]
During his amateur football career, Baker worked as a miner. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southport | 1929–30 [5] | Third Division North | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
1930–31 [6] | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
1931–32 [7] | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 59 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
Brentford | 1932–33 [4] | Third Division South | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
1933–34 [4] | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
Rochdale | 1935–36 [8] | Third Division North | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Career Total | 161 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 0 |
Brentford