Billy Baker (footballer, born 1920)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William George Baker | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Penrhiwceiber, Wales | ||
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Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1955 | Cardiff City | 293 | (5) |
1955–1956 | Ipswich Town | 20 | (0) |
International career | |||
1948 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William George "Billy" Baker (3 October 1920 – 11 February 2005) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
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Career
Born in Penrhiwceiber, Baker began his career Troedrhiw before joining Cardiff City in January 1938, after having trials at a number of clubs including Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his debut for the club in a 2-0 win over Northampton Town in February 1939 as an outside-right but would make just two more appearances before the outbreak of World War II. Baker had played in 22 wartime fixtures for the club when he was called up to enlist.
He was captured by Japanese troops and spent four years as a Prisoner of war.[1] On the return of The Football League in 1946, Baker was converted into a wing half. In 1948 Baker was handed his first and only cap for Wales in a 2-0 defeat to Northern Ireland. He spent nine post-war years at Cardiff before leaving in 1955. He transferred to Ipswich Town, where he ended his playing days. After leaving Ipswich, he returned to Cardiff, where he became an ambulance driver, remaining a well recognised figure to older fans, and continued playing amateur football until 1959 for Ton Pentre in the Welsh Football League.
Honours
- Cardiff City
- Football League Third Division South Winner: 1
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- 1946–47
- Welsh Cup Runner-up: 1
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- 1950–51
- Football League Second Division Runner-up: 1
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- 1951–52
References
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External links
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- 1920 births
- 2005 deaths
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Welsh footballers
- Wales international footballers
- The Football League players
- British World War II prisoners of war
- British Army personnel of World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by Japan
- Association football wing halves