Martin Baker (footballer)

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Martin Baker
Personal information
Full name Martin Baker
Date of birth (1974-06-08) 8 June 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1997 St Mirren 177 (4)
1997–2002 Kilmarnock 101 (0)
2002–2003 St Mirren 10 (0)
2003–2004 Pollok 17 (1)
2004–2006 Maryhill 55 (2)
International career
1992–1996 Scotland U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Baker (born 8 June 1974 in Govan) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left back for St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Pollok.

During his time with Kilmarnock he was at the centre of controversy during which he was snubbed by manager Bobby Williamson to participate in the 2001 Scottish League Cup Final which Kilmarnock lost to Celtic three goals to nil thanks to a hat-trick from Henrik Larsson. He later went on to reveal that he was close to confronting and lashing out at Williamson. [1]

He represented his country at the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship where Scotland reached the semi-final stage before being knocked out by Spain. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Baker angry at Cup final snub". BBC. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Euro U21 1996". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.


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