Horace Baker (footballer)

Horace Anthony Baker (1 September 1910 – 1 March 1974) was an English footballer who played at outside-right for Port Vale, Tranmere Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Southport. He younger brother, Frank, was also a professional footballer.

Horace Baker
Personal information
Full name Horace Anthony Baker[1]
Date of birth (1910-09-01)1 September 1910[1]
Place of birth Fenton, England[1]
Date of death 1 March 1974(1974-03-01) (aged 63)[1]
Place of death Creswell, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside-right
Youth career
Longton Hall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1934 Port Vale 10 (1)
1934–1936 Tranmere Rovers 23 (10)
1936–1937 Shrewsbury Town
1937–1938 Southport 20 (3)
Shrewsbury Town
Total 53 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Horace Anthony Baker was the son of a former Fenton Town player and four of his brothers also played football, including the youngest Frank, who went on to play for Stoke City.[2] Baker worked as a bus conductor prior to World War II and was working as a spot-welder when he died of a heart attack during his sleep on 1 March 1974.[2]

Career

Baker played for Longton Hall, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1932, signing professional forms two months later.[1] He made seven Second Division appearances in the 1932–33 season, scoring one goal in a 4–0 win over Notts County at the Old Recreation Ground on 20 March.[1] He featured just three times in the 1933–34 season, and was given a free transfer to Tranmere Rovers in May 1934.[1][3] Tranmere finished sixth and third in the Third Division North in 1934–35 and 1935–36; Baker played 23 league games at Prenton Park, scoring ten goals. He later played for Shrewsbury Town, scoring 30 goals in the Birmingham League from outside-right.[2] He went on to sign with Southport, where he scored on his league debut against Accrington Stanley.[2] He lost his first-team place to Albert Stapleton after a 5–0 defeat at Crewe Alexandra.[2] He later returned to Shrewsbury Town.[1][3]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1932–33 Second Division 710071
1933–34 Second Division 300030
Total 10100101
Tranmere Rovers 1934–35 Third Division North 198222110
1935–36 Third Division North 420042
Total 2310222512
Southport 1937–38 Third Division North 20342245

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0952915201.
  2. "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  4. Horace Baker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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