Benjamin Howard Baker Personal information Full name Benjamin Howard Baker Date of birth 13 February 1892 Place of birth Aigburth, Liverpool, England Date of death 10 September 1987 (aged 95) Place of death Warminster, England Playing position Goalkeeper Youth career Marlborough Old Boys (Liverpool) Liverpool Balmoral Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1913–1914 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0) 1914–1915 Preston North End 0 (0) 1919–1920 Liverpool 0 (0) 1919–1933 Corinthian (amateur) 0 (0) 1921 Everton 2 (0) 1921–1926 Chelsea[1] 92 (1) 1926 Everton 11 (0) 1928–1929 Oldham Athletic 1 (0) National team 1921–1925 England 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Benjamin Howard Baker (13 February 1892 – 10 September 1987) was an English footballer and athlete in the early 20th century. Howard Baker was goalkeeper for England, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea football clubs, having previously played for the renowned amateur team, the Corinthians. He was also an internationally renowned high jumper, holding the British record as well as that of the Amateur Athletics Association. Olympics [edit] Howard Baker represented Britain at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games. In 1912, he finished eleventh in the high jump event and 16th in the standing high jump competition. Eight years later he finished sixth in the 1920 Olympic high jump contest and eight in the triple jump event. Surname [edit] Modern and contemporary sources differ as to whether his surname was "Baker", "Howard-Baker" or "Howard Baker". External links [edit] Benjamin Howard Baker England profile at Englandstats England profile Everton Football Club profile Chelsea Football Club profile Profile at sports-reference Categories: 1892 births1987 deathsEnglish footballersEngland international footballers
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