Charlie Baker (English footballer) explained

Charlie Baker
Fullname:Charles Joseph Baker
Birth Date:6 January 1936
Birth Place:Turners Hill, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Turners Hill
Clubs2:Horsham
Years3:1960–1964
Caps3:81
Goals3:0
Years4:1964–1966
Caps4:28
Goals4:0
Years5:1966–196?
Clubs5:Crawley Town

Charles Joseph Baker (born 6 January 1936) is an English former footballer who made more than 100 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion and Aldershot.[1]

Life and career

Baker was born in Turners Hill, Sussex, in 1936. He played local football while completing an apprenticeship as a toolmaker and his National Service with the RAF before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 1960. He made 81 league appearances over four seasons, which included 18 months as regular first choice, but remained a part-time player while working for a Crawley-based engineering company. He then played a further 28 league matches for Aldershot before returning to non-league football with Crawley Town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Baker . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 20 August 2018.
  2. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 19 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.