Benjamin Howard Baker
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Benjamin Howard Baker
 |
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2012) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Howard Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Aigburth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1987 (aged 95) | ||
| Place of death | Warminster, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marlborough Old Boys (Liverpool) | |||
| Liverpool Balmoral | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1913–1914 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1933 | Corinthian (amateur) | 0 | (0) |
| 1921 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
| 1921–1926 | Chelsea[1] | 92 | (1) |
| 1926 | Everton | 11 | (0) |
| 1928–1929 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1921–1925 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Benjamin Howard Baker (13 February 1892 – 10 September 1987) was an English footballer and athlete in the early 20th century.
Howard Baker was goalkeeper for England, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea football clubs, having previously played for the renowned amateur team, the Corinthians.
He was also an internationally renowned high jumper, holding the British record as well as that of the Amateur Athletics Association.
Olympics
Howard Baker represented Britain at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games.
In 1912, he finished eleventh in the high jump event and 16th in the standing high jump competition. Eight years later he finished sixth in the 1920 Olympic high jump contest and eight in the triple jump event.
Surname
Modern and contemporary sources differ as to whether his surname was "Baker", "Howard-Baker" or "Howard Baker".
External links
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Benjamin Howard Baker.
Read more