Clive Baker (footballer, born 1959)

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Clive Baker
Personal information
Full name Clive Edward Baker [1]
Date of birth (1959-03-14) 14 March 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth West Runton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1984 Norwich City 14 (0)
1984–1991 Barnsley 291 (0)
1991–1992 Coventry City 0 (0)
1992–1994 Ipswich Town 48 (0)
Total353(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clive Edward Baker (born 14 March 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Norwich City, Barnsley and Coventry City in the Football League and for Ipswich Town in the Premier League. [3]

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Baker was born in West Runton, Norfolk. [3] He began his career at Norwich City in July 1977 appearing 14 times in his 7 years at the club. From Norwich he moved to Barnsley where he again played for seven years, [4] this time racking up 291 appearances and twice winning the club's Player of the Year award. [5] He was transferred to Coventry City in August 1991, and a year later, without having appeared for Coventry's Football League team, he moved to his final club, Ipswich Town. He retired from professional football in the 1994–95 season [3] [4] as one of only a few to play for both Ipswich Town and Norwich City.[ citation needed ] After his retirement from football he moved into a job in the insurance industry in London. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clive Baker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  54. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 3 "Clive Baker". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Clive Baker". Pride of Anglia. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.
  5. ↑ Bevan, Chris (6 March 2008). "Did you see Tykes thrash Chelsea?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.


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