| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Howard Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Aigburth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1987 (aged 95) | ||
| Place of death | Warminster, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marlborough Old Boys (Liverpool) | |||
| Liverpool Balmoral | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1913–1914 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1933 | Corinthian (amateur) | 0 | (0) |
| 1921 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
| 1921–1926 | Chelsea[1] | 92 | (1) |
| 1926 | Everton | 11 | (0) |
| 1928–1929 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1921–1925 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Benjamin Howard Baker (13 February 1892 – 10 September 1987) was an English footballer and athlete of the early 20th century.
Howard Baker was goalkeeper for England, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea football clubs, having previously played for the renowned amateur team, the Corinthians.
He was also an internationally renowned highjumper, holding the British record as well as that of the Amateur Athletics Association.
Howard Baker represented Britain at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games.
In 1912 he finished eleventh in the high jump event and 16th in the standing high jump competition. Eight years later he finished sixth in the 1920 Olympic high jump contest and eight in the triple jump event.
Modern and contemporary sources differ as to whether his surname was "Baker", "Howard-Baker" or "Howard Baker".