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Alf Baker |
Arsenal
FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F
1:
A 2
0% successful
1927
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Alfred Baker |
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Birth |
27 April 1898 in
Ilkeston, Derbyshire [registered in
Ilkeston, June 1898]. |
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According to the 1901 census,
the two year-old Alfred, the youngest of five children to Aaron and
Elizabeth (née Beardsley), all lived at 21 Durham Street in Ilkeston. His
father was a coal hewer. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Alfred had five younger siblings as well as his four older ones. They had moved home, however, to 10 Durham Street, Ilkeston. |
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According to the 1921
census, Alfred is now a professional footballer (for Arsenal FC) and is
the third of six children still living at home with their parents at 10
Durham Street. |
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Marriage |
to Phoebe Ellen Bennett
[registered in Islington, London, December 1924]. They had one daughter, Betty
R. (b.27 June 1927) |
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According to the 1939 register, Alfred is a head
groundsman, married to Phoebe, and living at the Morgan Grenfell Sports
Club on the South Eden Park Road in Beckenham, with their daughter, Betty, |
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Death |
1 April 1955 at
Bromley Hospital, Bromley, Hertfordshire,
aged
56 years 339 days
[registered in Bromley, London, June 1956]. |
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Probate |
"BAKER
Alfred of 23 Linden Leas West Wickham Kent
died 1 April 1955 at The Bromley Hospital Bromley Kent Administration (with Will)
London 24 May to
Phoebe Ellen Baker widow
Effects £1074 6s. 6d." |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football in Ilkeston before joining clubs such as
Cossall St. Catherine's FC, Long Eaton FC, Eastwood Rangers FC and
Ilkeston Town FC. He
became a prominent figure as he guested during the war with various clubs
including Chesterfield FC, Crystal Palace FC and Huddersfield Town AFC. He
also played for the Royal Navy. Baker joined The Arsenal FC on 29 May 1919, where he
remained until his retirement in May 1931, after 310 league
appearances and 23 goals, becoming captain for a while, before
Herbert Chapman came in and gave the captaincy to Charlie Buchan. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1926-27, winners 1929-30; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (two appearances); FA Charity
Shield winners with Professionals 1924; |
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Distinctions |
Brother of Jim
Baker (Leeds United FC) |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 11st.
7lbs [1919],
5'
8", 12st.
6lbs [1927]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who
became the 524th player (526) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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Only match |
No. 158, 28 November 1927,
England 1 Wales 2, a British Championship match at Turf Moor, Brunshaw Bottom, Burnley, aged
29 years
215 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1927-28; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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A one-time miner, he worked as a
groundsman for a London sports club after leaving the game, as well as
scouting for Arsenal FC -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.19. |
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