Peter Baker (footballer, born 1934)

This article is about the Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers player. For the double-winning Tottenham Hotspur player, see Peter Baker (footballer born 1931).

Peter Baker
Personal information
Full name Peter Robert Baker
Date of birth (1934-08-24)24 August 1934
Date of death August 2021(2021-08-00) (aged 86–87)
Place of death Southend-on-Sea
Position Fullback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Tottenham Hotspur
1957 Sheffield Wednesday 11
1961–1963 Queens Park Rangers 27 (0)
1963 Romford
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Robert Baker (24 August 1934 – August 2021) was an English footballer. He played League football as a fullback for Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers.[1]

Baker was born in West Ham on 24 August 1934. He started his career as an amateur at Tottenham Hotspur before joining Sheffield Wednesday at the start of the 1957-58 season. During his spell at Hillsborough he made eleven league appearances and also played in one FA Cup match.[2] Baker died in Southend-on-Sea in August 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League Player Database Retrieved 23 February 2008
  2. ^ The Sheffield Wednesday Archive Retrieved 23 February 2008
  3. ^ "Peter Baker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.


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