| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Edward Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Trethomas,[1] Caerphilly, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1979 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 19xx–1926 | Lovells Athletic | ? | (?) |
| 1926–1929 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | (0) |
| 1929–1932 | Coventry City | 108 | (8) |
| 1932–1933 | Lovells Athletic | ? | (?) |
| 1933–1935 | Coventry City | 74 | (3) |
| 1935–1937 | Bristol City | 10 | (0) |
| 1937–1941 | Colchester United | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Edward "Jimmy" Baker (5 May 1904 – 1979[1]), sometimes also referred to as Jack,[2] was a Welsh-born footballer who played as a wing half in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
Baker played for non-league Lovells Athletic F.C., before signing for Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1926.[2] He made his Football League debut on 30 April 1927 in a 2-1 win over Fulham.
He remained at Molineux for three seasons but only managed 17 appearances in total during this period,[2] 16 of which were in the League.[1] He joined Coventry City in 1929,[2] where he would go on to have two spells, interspersed by a return to Lovells Athletic.[1]
He moved to Bristol City in January 1935, where he remained for a season-and-a-half before signing for Colchester United. He remained with the U's until retiring from playing in 1941.