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English footballer

William Baker
Personal information
Full name William James Baker
Date of birth 1882
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Date of death (aged 33)
Place of death Serre-lès-Puisieux, France
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Green Waves
De Beers
0000–1909 Green Waves
1909–1915 Plymouth Argyle 193 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William James Baker MM (1882 – 22 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as a wing half in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle between 1909 and 1915. He also played in the United States and South Africa.

Personal life

Baker was married. He served in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and rose to the rank of sergeant. He was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge in June 1916 and received the Military Medal. On 22 October 1916, Baker was killed by German artillery fire near Serre-lès-Puisieux during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated at Sucrerie Military Cemetery at Colincamps.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 1909–10 Southern League First Division 37 0 2 0 39 0
1910–11 31 1 1 0 32 1
1911–12 33 0 1 0 34 0
1912–13 35 0 2 0 37 0
1913–14 36 0 2 0 38 0
1914–15 21 0 1 0 22 0
Career total 193 1 9 0 202 1

References

  1. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
  3. ^ "William Baker". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  4. "William James Baker | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, John; Holmes, Richard (20 November 2008). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War (1st ed.). Sparkford: Haynes Publishing. pp. 105–107. ISBN 9781844256563.
  6. Riddoch, Kemp & Holmes 2008, p. 155.
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