Ted Baker (footballer)
Australian rules footballer, born 1901
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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.
Fullname
Edward Richard Baker
Born
21 January 1901
Maryborough, Victoria
Maryborough, Victoria
Died
22 July 1986 (aged 85)
Oakleigh South, Victoria
Oakleigh South, Victoria
Height
165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
| 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 | |||
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
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Back Row: Jack Moriarty, Albert "Leeter" Collier, Hugh Dunbar, Gordon "Nuts" Coventry, Bob Johnson, Jack Baggott.
Second Row: Jack Vosti, Charlie Stanbridge, Arthur Stevens, Alex Duncan, Dick Taylor, Ted Baker.
Front Row: Basil McCormack, Arthur Rayson, Allan Geddes (vice-captain), Syd Coventry (captain), Barney Carr, Arthur “Bull” Coghlan, Herbert White.
