Wayne Baker (footballer)

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Wayne Baker
Personal information
Full name Wayne Robert Baker[1]
Date of birth (1965-12-04) 4 December 1965 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Leeds,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–198? Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
198?–1986 Whitby Town
1986–1987 Darlington 5 (0)
– Frickley Athletic
– Guiseley
– Altrincham 4 (0)
– Farsley Celtic
– Harrogate Town
1998–0000 Garforth Town
0000–200? Farsley Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wayne Robert Baker (born 4 December 1965) is an English former footballer who made five appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Darlington. He was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday without representing them in the league, and played non-league football for clubs including Whitby Town, Frickley Athletic,[3] Guiseley,[4] Altrincham (two Alliance Premier League matches in each of the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons[5]), Farsley Celtic (two spells[6]), Harrogate Town,[7] and Garforth Town.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  6. ^ "Farsley AFC 1995–1996". Non-League Club Directory. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
    "Guiseley climb above Avenue". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Confidence key test for Robins". The Press. York. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Avenue looking to continue fine run". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2020.


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