Steven Richard Baker (born 8 September 1978) is an English
footballer
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who played as a
defender for
Middlesbrough
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,
Huddersfield Town
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Huddersfield Town we ...
,
Darlington
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and
Hartlepool United.
Steve baker made his debut for Middlesbrough in the 1997-98 campaign, and went on to make five league appearances that season as they were promoted to the
Premier League
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. The following season he made just two Premier League appearances. He suffered two cruciate ligament injuries in the space of three years.
Baker also represented the
Republic of Ireland under-21 team over a five-year period, earning over 35 caps. Baker joined
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
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, initially on loan from Middlesbrough, in 2001, and went on to make more than 100
Conference
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appearances for them. He was released at the end of the
2005–06 season.
[ He signed for ]Gateshead
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in July 2006, but missed the whole of the 2007–08 season with injury.
References
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1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Pontefract
English men's footballers
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
Scarborough F.C. players
Gateshead F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Northern Premier League players
Newcastle Blue Star F.C. players
Men's association football defenders
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