James Baker (footballer, born 1911)

James Baker

Personal information
Full name	James Edward Baker
Date of birth	3 August 1911
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Date of death	22 February 1974 (aged 62)
Place of death	Pennington, Cumbria, England
Playing position	Left-back / Centre-forward
Youth career
	Darlaston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1930–1931	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
1931–1934	Charlton Athletic
1934–1936	Port Vale	18	(8)
	Barrow
Total		18+	(8+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James Edward Baker (3 August 1911 – 22 February 1974) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Baker played for non-league Darlaston, before signing for Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1930. However, he never made an appearance for their first team and departed for fellow second flight team Charlton Athletic after just one season at Molineux.^[1]

He joined Port Vale from the Londoners in June 1934. Despite being utilized as a left-back on occasion he managed to rack up a respectable tally of 8 goals in 21 games for the Hanley based club. However, he never won a regular first team spot and was released in April 1936, at which point he moved on to Barrow.^[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.