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James Baker (footballer, Born 1911)
James Edward Baker (3 August 1911 – 22 February 1974) was an English Association football, footballer. Career Baker played for Non-League football, non-League Darlaston Town F.C., Darlaston before signing for Football League Second Division, Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1930. However, he never made an appearance for their first team and departed for fellow second-flight team Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic after just one season at Molineux Stadium, Molineux. He joined Port Vale F.C., 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, Staffordshire, 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 A.F.C., Barrow. Career statistics Source: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, James Footballers from Wolverham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector. Toponym The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon ''Wulfrūnehēantūn'' ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Before the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of ''Heantune'' or ''Hamtun'', the prefix ''Wulfrun'' or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. Alternatively, the city ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
