- Colin Baker (footballer born 1934)
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Colin Baker Personal information Full name Colin Walter Baker Date of birth 18 December 1934 Place of birth Cardiff, Wales Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Wing half Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1953–1966 Cardiff City 294 (18) National team 1958–1961 Wales 7 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Colin Walter Baker (born 18 December 1934 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. A wing half, he spent his entire professional career playing for his home town club Cardiff City.
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Club career
Baker joined Cardiff City from local side Cardiff Nomads in 1953, making his debut in a 2–2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on the final day of the 1953-54 season and went on to take over from his namesake Billy Baker on a permanent basis. Very rarely suffering from injuries, in 1965 he became the first Cardiff player ever to be substituted, which had recently been introduced, when he was taken off due to injury against Bury for David Summerhayes. He was a first team player for the Bluebirds for more than a decade and is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history.
International career
Baker was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. He made his debut for Wales during the tournament in a 1–1 draw with Mexico in the group stages and went on to win a total of 7 caps,[1] making his final appearance on 8 November 1961 against Scotland.
Honours
- Cardiff City
- Welsh Cup Winner: 4
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- 1955–56, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65
- Welsh Cup Runner-up: 1
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- 1959–60
- Football League Second Division Runner-up: 1
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- 1959–60
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0.
- Hayes, Dean P. (2004). Wales The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3700-9.
- ^ "World cup look back". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 2006-06-15. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~839885,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
Wales squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup 1 Kelsey • 2 Williams • 3 Hopkins • 4 Sullivan • 5 M. Charles • 6 Bowen (Captain) • 7 Medwin • 8 Hewitt • 9 J. Charles • 10 I. Allchurch • 11 C. Jones • 12 K. Jones • 13 Vearncombe • 14 Edwards • 15 C. Baker • 16 Crowe • 17 Leek • 18 Vernon • 19 Webster • 20 Elsworthy • 21 L. Allchurch • 22 G. Baker • Coach: MurphyCategories:- 1934 births
- People from Cardiff
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Welsh footballers
- Wales international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- The Football League players
- Living people
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