Martin Bakes
English footballer (1937–2025)
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Martin Bakes (8 February 1937 – 26 July 2025) was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger. Bakes made a total of 149 appearances in the English Football League between 1953 and 1963, scoring 12 goals.
Date of birth
8 February 1937
Place of birth
Bradford, England
Date of death
26 July 2025 (aged 88)
Place of death
Scunthorpe, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 July 2025 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1953 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1959 | Bradford City | 72 | (7) |
| 1959–1963 | Scunthorpe United | 77 | (5) |
| Total | 149 | (12) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Bradford, Bakes began his career in the youth team of Bradford City, before making his professional debut in the 1953–1954 season. Bakes later played for Scunthorpe United, before retiring in 1963.[1][2]
Death
Bakes died on 26 July 2025, at the age of 88.[3]
