Clive Baker (footballer, born 1934)

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Clive Baker
Personal information
Full name Clive Baker[1]
Date of birth (1934-07-05)5 July 1934[1]
Place of birth Adwick le Street, England
Date of death 20 February 2012(2012-02-20) (aged 77)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1952 Intake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1955 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
1955–1959 Halifax Town 58 (22)
1959–1960 Southport 0 (0)
1960–0000 Buxton
Total 58 (22)
Teams managed
1975 York City (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Clive Baker (5 July 1934 – 20 February 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town and Southport and in non-League football for Buxton.[2][3][4]

Career[]

Born in Adwick le Street, West Riding of Yorkshire, Baker started his career with local youth side Intake before joining hometown club Doncaster Rovers in 1952.[3] He failed to make an appearance for the club and joined Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town in 1955.[3] In his four years with the club he made 58 league appearances scoring 22 goals.[3] He left in 1959 to join Football League Fourth Division side Southport but failed to appear for the first team, leaving in 1960.[3] He then dropped into non-league football with Cheshire County League side Buxton.[3]

After retiring from full-time football he moved into coaching, where his first job was with Halifax Town.[4] He later became first-team coach under manager Jim McAnearney at Rotherham United.[4] He also spent time as a coach with Hartlepool United and York City,[4] and served as caretaker manager at the latter from January to February 1975.[5] He moved to Norway as a coach for a year in 1977.[4] He also coached abroad in Canada, United States and South Africa.[4] In November 1984, Sheffield Wednesday manager Howard Wilkinson appointed Baker to his backroom staff as chief scout.[4] He stayed with the club for eighteen years working his way up to Youth Academy Director before retiring in 2001.[4]

Death[]

Baker died on 20 February 2012 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire at the age of 77.[2]

Managerial statistics[]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
York City (caretaker) 11 January 1975 15 February 1975 4 2 1 1 050.0 [5]
Total 4 2 1 1 050.0 —

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Clive Baker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". The Star. Sheffield. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Clive Baker". Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Owls gentleman respected by all". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 69, 221–222, 342. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
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