Billy Baker (footballer, born 1894)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Lewis Baker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Plumstead, England | ||
| Date of death | March 1972 (aged 78)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Merton, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1918–1919 | Brentford | 26 | (6) |
| 1920–1921 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| Hampstead Town | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Arthur Lewis 'Billy' Baker was a professional football winger who played in the Football League for Brentford.[1]
Career
A Royal Navy regular with no experience of professional football, Baker signed for London Combination side Brentford in the autumn of 1918.[1] His performances on the wing were such that he forced cricket/football star Patsy Hendren to switch to the other flank in order to stay in the team.[1] Baker was a part of the team which won the London Combination title in the 1918/19 season, but his Navy duties took him away from Griffin Park after the season.[1] Baker returned on trial in the autumn of 1920, during Brentford's first season in the Football League. He made four appearances,[3] but the club declined to buy him out of the Navy.[1] After a failed trial at Manchester City, Baker dropped into non-league football to sign for Athenian League side Hampstead Town.[1]
Honours
- London Combination (1): 1918/19[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 15. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.