James Baker (footballer, born 1911)

English footballer

James BakerPersonal information

Full name|  James Edward Baker
Date of birth|  (1911-08-03)3 August 1911
Place of birth|  Wolverhampton, England
Date of death|  22 February 1974(1974-02-22) (aged 62)
Place of death|  Pennington, Cumbria, England
Height|  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Left-back / Centre-forward
Youth career
|  Darlaston
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1930–1931|  Wolverhampton Wanderers|  0|  (0)
1931–1934|  Charlton Athletic|  25|  (0)
1934–1936|  Port Vale|  18|  (8)
1936–1938|  Barrow|  52|  (3)
Total|  |  95|  (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Edward Baker (3 August 1911 – 22 February 1974) was an English footballer.

## Career

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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.[2]

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.[3]

## Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1930–31 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Charlton Athletic | 1931–32 | Second Division  | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0
1932–33 | Second Division  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
1933–34 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Total  | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0
Port Vale | 1934–35 | Second Division  | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1935–36 | Second Division  | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8
Barrow | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3
1937–38 | Third Division North  | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
Total  | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4
Career total  | 95 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 12

## References

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1. ^ "Barrow. Shilling fund to help club". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 15\. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
4. ^ James Baker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals