Colin Baker (Irish footballer)

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Colin Baker
Personal information
Full name Colin Patrick Baker
Date of birth (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Aylesbury United 25 (3)
2005–2006 Stevenage Borough 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Chesham United (loan) ? (?)
2005–2006 Windsor & Eton 4 (0)
2006–2007 Rangers (HK) 1 (0)
2007–2008 Hong Kong FC 22 (26)
2008 Limerick 37 14 (1)
Aisling Anacotty
Fairview Rangers
Geraldines
Pike Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Patrick Baker (born 29 October 1985), also known as Colin Scanlan, is an Irish former footballer.

He started his career at Aylesbury United, [1] and played for other non-league clubs up until 2006, where he moved to play football in Hong Kong. There, he represented Rangers and Hong Kong FC, before returning to his native Ireland to join Limerick 37. He only scored one goal for Limerick, a late equaliser against Shelbourne, which denied Shelbourne the title and promotion in the 2008 season. [2] He left the club at the end of the season, but stayed in the area to play locally in the Limerick & District League. He is currently the youth academy coach at Limerick. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Colin Baker Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Promoting Dundalk: That Goal Remembered" (PDF). ISSUU. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Limerick FC Academy Coaching Announcement". Limerick F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "LFCTV: Madigan & Scanlan". Limerick F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2017.


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