| Peter Baker | |
| Fullname: | Peter Russell Baker |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Hampstead, London, England |
| Position: | Right back |
| Years1: | –1952 |
| Years2: | 1952–1965 |
| Years3: | 1965–1967 |
| Years4: | 1967–1968 |
| Years5: | 1970 |
| Clubs1: | Enfield |
| Clubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clubs3: | Durban United |
| Clubs4: | Romford |
| Clubs5: | Durban United |
| Caps2: | 299 |
| Caps3: | 38 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
Peter Baker (10 December 1931 – 27 January 2016) was an English footballer. Educated at Southgate County School in North London, he played right-back for Tottenham Hotspur and was part of the double-winning side of 1960-61 and won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1962. He played 299 league games for Tottenham scoring three goals.[1]
Baker joined Tottenham Hotspur from non-League club Enfield in October 1952. After a slow start at Spurs he gained a place in the first team and quickly improved and went on to play a key role in the Spurs Double-winning side of 1960–61.[2]
He stayed with them until the end of the 1964-65 season, keeping a regular place in the team from the 1960–61 season until the end of the 1963-64 season, when he was replaced by Cyril Knowles. After leaving White Hart Lane Baker emigrated to South Africa,[3] where he joined Durban United[4] and later became the club's manager.[5]
After retiring from the game he settled in Durban, South Africa, where he ran an office and stationery business.[6]
He has been included in the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.[5] He died in 2016 following an illness, aged 84.[7]
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