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

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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. He joined

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

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 Hanley is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Tunstall and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. Hanley is the ''de facto'' city centre, having long been the ...

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 Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, James Footballers from Wolverhampton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Darlaston Town F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players English Football League players 1911 births 1974 deaths