Joseph Henry Baker was an England international footballer who played at club level for Hibernian, Torino, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Raith Rovers.
17 Facts About Joe Baker
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The Joe Baker brothers spent the rest of their childhood living in Lanarkshire.
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Joe Baker then joined Motherwell Boys' Guild, to play on Saturday afternoons as well as for the school in the mornings.
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Joe Baker gained two Scottish Schools international caps.
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Shortly after leaving school, Joe Baker became a Junior-level player with Coltness United.
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Joe Baker spent a month on trial with Chelsea as a youngster, but was not signed.
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Joe Baker signed professional terms with Hibernian, and was then farmed out to another Junior team, Armadale Thistle.
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Joe Baker scored nine goals in a Scottish Cup tie against Peebles Rovers.
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Gerry Baker signed for Hibernian from Manchester City in November 1961, six months after Joe had left Easter Road.
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Joe Baker made his debut against Leyton Orient on 18 August 1962, and in all spent four seasons with the Gunners.
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In three years at Forest, Joe Baker scored 41 goals in 118 league games.
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Joe Baker returned to Hibernian for a second time in 1971 and scored 17 goals in 34 appearances.
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Joe Baker moved to Raith Rovers in 1972 and retired in 1974.
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Joe Baker ended his professional career with 301 league goals in 507 games.
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Joe Baker made his England debut against Northern Ireland in November 1959, which made him the first professional player to be capped for England while playing for a club outside the English football league system.
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Joe Baker won eight caps for the senior England side, five while he was playing for Hibs and three while with Arsenal.
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Joe Baker later became Albion Rovers manager on two occasions, but never pursued a full coaching career, instead running a pub and working for Hibernian's hospitality service.