Alfred Joseph Baker
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Career & Clubs
Like his father, Baker was by profession an auctioneer, trading as Baker & Sons. In July 1875, the firm is listed as selling a property known as The Forge at Egham, Surrey, and in November 1894, they were auctioning a plot of land at Egham. Baker collapsed and died on 3 January 1900, aged 53, while running to catch a train at Willesden Junction station.
- Club
- Wanderers F.C.
Personal
He was born in Willesden, London, the son of Henry Baker and Margaret Puddicombe. On his baptism record, his father's occupation was given as "auctioneer". He married Marion Ellen Sayers on 16 September 1871. They had several children, including:
Maud Marion Baker (1872–1960) Alfred Henry Baker (1873–1903) Beatrice Ellen Baker (born c.1874) Ralph Baker (born 1875), educated at Harrow and Tonbridge Schools. Marion Kate Baker (born 1877) Hubert Samuel Baker (1886–c.1973)
Clubs
Played together with
A. J. WebbeWanderers F.C.- Albert Grey, 4th Earl GreyWanderers F.C.
- Albert Meysey-ThompsonWanderers F.C.
- Alexander BonsorWanderers F.C. · 1872–1873
- Alexander MortenWanderers F.C. · 1865–1874
- Alfred LytteltonWanderers F.C.
- Alfred StairWanderers F.C.
- Alfred StratfordWanderers F.C. · 1873–1878
Arnold HillsWanderers F.C.
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord KinnairdWanderers F.C.
Arthur PemberWanderers F.C.- Beaumont JarrettWanderers F.C.
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Identifiers & aliases
Alfred Joseph Baker was an English amateur sportsman who scored England's goal in the first representative match against a Scottish XI in March 1870. By profession, he was an auctioneer.
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