Benjamin Howard Baker

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Benjamin Howard Baker
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Howard Baker
Date of birth	(1892-02-13)13 February 1892
Place of birth	Aigburth, Liverpool, England
Date of death	10 September 1987(1987-09-10) (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	92	(1)
1926	Everton	11	(0)
1928–1929	Oldham Athletic	1	(0)
Total		106	(1)
National team
1921–1925	England	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Benjamin Howard Baker (13 February 1892 – 10 September 1987) was an English footballer and athlete in 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 high jumper, holding the British record as well as that of the Amateur Athletics Association.

Olympics

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".

Persondata
Name	Howardbaker, Benjamin
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer and athlete
Date of birth	13 February 1892
Place of birth	Aigburth, Liverpool, England
Date of death	10 September 1987
Place of death	Warminster, England

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