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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wayne Robert Baker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1965[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– | Garforth Town | ||
| –200? | Farsley Celtic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
- ^ "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. - ^ "Confidence key test for Robins". The Press. York. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Avenue looking to continue fine run". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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