Billy Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker lining up for Brentford in 1919. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 January 1894 Plumstead, England |
| Died |
March 1972 (aged 78)[1] Merton, England |
Arthur Lewis Baker (8 January 1894 – March 1972) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2]
Career[]
A Royal Navy regular with no experience of professional football, Baker signed for London Combination club Brentford in the autumn of 1918.[2] His performances on the wing were such that he forced cricket/football star Patsy Hendren to switch to the other flank in order to stay in the team.[2] Baker was a part of the team which won the London Combination title in the 1918–19 season, but his Navy duties took him away from Griffin Park after the season.[2] Baker returned on trial in the autumn of 1920, during Brentford's first season in the Football League.[2] He made four appearances,[3] but the club declined to buy him out of the Navy.[2] After a failed trial at Manchester City,[2] Baker dropped into non-league football to sign for Athenian League club Hampstead Town briefly in 1922.[4]
Honours[]
Brentford
- London Combination: 1918–19[2]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1920–21[3] | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Hampstead Town | 1922–23[5] | Athenian League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in London Challenge Cup
References[]
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 15. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – A Baker". https://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=1669.
- ↑ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Results – Season 1922/1923". https://www.hendonfc.net/Fixtures?method=archive&season=1922.
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