Personal information | |||
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Full name | William James Baker [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1882 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
Date of death | (aged 33) [1] | ||
Place of death | Serre-lès-Puisieux, France | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Green Waves | |||
De Beers | |||
–1909 | Green Waves | ||
1909–1915 | Plymouth Argyle | 193 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William James Baker MM (1882 – 22 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as a wing half in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle between 1909 and 1915. [3] He also played in the United States and South Africa. [3]
Baker was married. [4] He served in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and rose to the rank of sergeant. [1] He was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge in June 1916 and received the Military Medal. [5] On 22 October 1916, Baker was killed by German artillery fire near Serre-lès-Puisieux during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated at Sucrerie Military Cemetery at Colincamps. [1] [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 1909–10 [3] | Southern League First Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
1910–11 [3] | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
1911–12 [3] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
1912–13 [3] | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1913–14 [3] | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1914–15 [3] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 193 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 202 | 1 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William James Baker [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1882 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
Date of death | (aged 33) [1] | ||
Place of death | Serre-lès-Puisieux, France | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Green Waves | |||
De Beers | |||
–1909 | Green Waves | ||
1909–1915 | Plymouth Argyle | 193 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William James Baker MM (1882 – 22 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as a wing half in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle between 1909 and 1915. [3] He also played in the United States and South Africa. [3]
Baker was married. [4] He served in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and rose to the rank of sergeant. [1] He was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge in June 1916 and received the Military Medal. [5] On 22 October 1916, Baker was killed by German artillery fire near Serre-lès-Puisieux during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated at Sucrerie Military Cemetery at Colincamps. [1] [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 1909–10 [3] | Southern League First Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
1910–11 [3] | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
1911–12 [3] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
1912–13 [3] | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1913–14 [3] | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1914–15 [3] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 193 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 202 | 1 |