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Thomas George Baker (born 6 April 1936, in Maerdy) is a former Welsh international footballer. He was widely known as George Baker.

George Baker

Personal information
Full name	Thomas George Baker
Date of birth	(1936-04-06) 6 April 1936 (age 86)
Place of birth	Maerdy, Wales
Position(s)	Winger / Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1961	Plymouth Argyle	78	(16)
1960–1962	Shrewsbury Town	52	(5)
1962–19??	Barry Town	?	(?)
Total		130	(21)
National team
1958–1959	Wales U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Originally a winger, Baker joined Plymouth Argyle as a teenager in the early 1950s. He made his first team debut in October 1954, but appeared sporadically over the next three years, as he developed his game playing for the club's reserve team in the Plymouth & District, Devon Wednesday, and Football Combination Leagues.[1] He became a first team regular in 1958, and played an important part in the club's Third Division title campaign a year later.[1] After that success, Baker sustained a knee injury which eventually brought his career at Home Park to an end. He scored 17 goals in all competitions for the club and made 83 appearances. He joined Shrewsbury Town in 1961,[2] who were under the management of Arthur Rowley. He played in the match where Rowley broke Dixie Dean's record for most goals scored in the Football League.[1][3] After 5 goals in 52 appearances, Baker returned to South Wales in 1962 to play for Barry Town,[2] where he finished his career playing in the Southern League.[4]

International career

He was a member of the Wales squad which participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.[5] Wales progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition,[6] where they were knocked out by Brazil, but Baker was an unused substitute in all five matches.[7] He played twice for his country at under-23 level, against England in 1958, and Scotland in 1959.[8]

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

• Third Division: 1958–59

References

На других языках

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- [en] George Baker (footballer)

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[fr] Tom Baker (football)

Thomas George Baker, plus connu sous le nom de Tom Baker (né le 6 avril 1936 à Maerdy au Pays de Galles) est un joueur de football gallois, qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain et d'attaquant.

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[it] Thomas George Baker

Thomas George Baker (Maerdy, 6 aprile 1936) è un ex calciatore gallese, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Бейкер, Том (футболист)

Томас Джордж Бейкер (англ. Thomas George Baker, 6 апреля 1936, Ронта, Кинон, Таф, Уэльс) — валлийский футболист, игравший на позиции нападающего. Выступал, в частности, за клубы «Плимут Аргайл» и «Барри Таун».

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