Ted Baker (footballer)
| Ted Baker | |||
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baker during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Richard Baker | ||
| Born |
21 January 1901 Maryborough, Victoria | ||
| Died |
22 July 1986 (aged 85) Oakleigh South, Victoria | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
| 1922–1923 | Collingwood | 33 (24) | |
| 1927–1932 | Geelong | 95 (101) | |
| 1932 | Collingwood | 10 (9) | |
| 1934 | Footscray | 3 (5) | |
| Total | 142 (139) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 8 | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Richard Baker (21 January 1901 – 22 July 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with four clubs in the Victorian Football League (VFL), mainly for Geelong and Collingwood.
Baker was born in Maryborough, but lived in Wonthaggo from the age of ten years old.[2]
A rover, he also played eight games for Victoria at interstate football.
The highlight of his career was being Geelong's 1931 VFL premiership captain.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Ted Baker". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "1930 - Ted Baker: Polished rover". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 24 May 1030. p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ted Baker (footballer).
- Ted Baker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Baker profile via Bluesum
- Cartoon drawing of Ted Baker via The Weekly Times newspaper