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]
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]