James Baker (footballer, born 1911)

James Baker
Personal information
Full name	James Edward Baker
Date of birth	3 August 1911
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Date of death	22 February 1974 (aged 62)
Place of death	Pennington, Cumbria, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Left-back / Centre-forward
Youth career
	Darlaston
Senior career*
Years	Team
1930–1931	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1931–1934	Charlton Athletic
1934–1936	Port Vale
1936–1938	Barrow
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.^[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

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

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

[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)

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