| James Baker | |
| Fullname: | James Edward Baker |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Wolverhampton, England |
| Death Place: | Pennington, Cumbria, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in[1] |
| Position: | Left-back / Centre-forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Darlaston |
| Years1: | 1930–1931 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1931–1934 |
| Clubs2: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1934–1936 |
| Clubs3: | Port Vale |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1936–1938 |
| Clubs4: | Barrow |
| Caps4: | 52 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 95 |
| Totalgoals: | 11 |
James Edward Baker (3 August 1911 – 22 February 1974) was an English footballer.
Baker played for non-League Darlaston before signing for Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1930. However, he never made an appearance for their first team and departed for fellow second-flight team Charlton Athletic after just one season at Molineux.[2]
He joined Port Vale from the Londoners in June 1934. Despite being utilized as a left-back on occasion, he managed to rack up a respectable tally of 8 goals in 21 games for the Hanley based club. However, he never won a regular first-team spot and was released in April 1936, at which point he moved on to Barrow.[3]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1930–31 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1931–32 | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1933–34 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Port Vale | 1934–35 | Second Division | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | |||
| Barrow | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 12 | |||