Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horace Anthony Baker | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Fenton, Staffordshire, England | ||
Date of death | 1 March 1974 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Creswell, Staffordshire, England | ||
Playing position | Right-winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Longton Hall | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1932–1934 | Port Vale | 10 | (1) |
Tranmere Rovers | |||
Shrewsbury Town | |||
Southport | |||
Shrewsbury Town | |||
Total | 10+ | (1+) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Horace Anthony Baker (1 September 1910 – 1 March 1974) was an English footballer.
Baker played for Longton Hall before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1932, signing professional forms two months later. After playing just ten games and scoring one goal in two seasons he was given a free transfer in May 1934 and moved on to Tranmere Rovers. He later played for Shrewsbury Town before joining Southport, and then returning to Shrewsbury Town.[1]