Richie Baker (English footballer)

Richie Baker

Baker in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Richard Peter Baker
Date of birth	29 December 1987
Place of birth	Burnley, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	AFC Fylde
Youth career
1997-2005	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Preston North End	0	(0)
2006–2010	Bury	107	(7)
2010–2011	Oxford United	6	(0)
2011–2013	Barrow	91	(24)
2013–2014	Tamworth	29	(3)
2014–2015	Stockport County	6	(3)
2015-	AFC Fylde	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 10 May 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Richard Peter Baker (born 29 December 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays for Conference North side AFC Fylde, where he plays as a midfielder.

Early career

Manchester United

Richie began his career in the highly successful Manchester United Academy, where he played as a right-back, and was understudy to Danny Simpson, which somewhat restricted Baker to much playing time, he also played alongside the likes of Gerard Piqué, Fraizer Campbell and Giuseppe Rossi, during his time at Old Trafford.

Playing career

Preston North End

Following the decision by Manchester United to release Baker, he joined Football League Championship side Preston North End as a trainee, but failed to make a breakthrough into the first team and was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Bury

Baker went to join Bury, and made his full debut in the League Cup victory over Sunderland playing as a central midfielder, and after that game established himself as a first-team regular, scoring six goals in 107 appearances.^[1]

Oxford United

Richie joined Oxford United at the start of the 2010-11 season, but failed to win a regular place in the team.

Barrow

He left Oxford United on 4 January 2011 when his contract expired.^[2] Baker then signed for Barrow on 15 February 2011,^[3] making his debut against Mansfield Town four days later.^[4] In May 2011, he was offered a new contract by Barrow.^[5] Baker became a major part of the Barrow team for the subsequent two seasons. However, he left when they were relegated in May 2013.^[6]

Tamworth

Baker joined Tamworth on 24 May 2013.^[7]

Stockport County

Baker signed for Conference North side Stockport County on 3 August 2014, following some impressive displays whilst on trial, in particular scoring a brace in a pre-season friendly against Conference National side Macclesfield Town^[8]

AFC Fylde

Baker signed for Conference North side AFC Fylde on 13 March 2015. He made his debut the next day in a 2-2 draw at local rivals Chorley.

References

1. "Player Details". Soccerbase. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
2. "Two back in, two out". Oxford United F.C. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
3. "Bayliss and Sheridan add Baker to the mix". Barrow A.F.C. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
4. "Barrow 2-2 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
5. "Forrest, Goodfellow and Masters released by Barrow". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
6. "Tamworth in for Ex-Barrow AFC Man Baker". Evening Mail. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
7. "Ex-Barrow midfielder Richie Baker signs for Lambs". BBC Sport. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
8. "Baker joins Stockport". Pitchero. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

External links

• Richie Baker Profile at BarrowAFC.com
• Richie Baker career statistics at Soccerbase