Ted Baker (footballer)
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.
Ted Baker | |||
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![]() baker during his Collingwood career | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Edward Richard Baker | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Maryborough, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 22 July 1986 85) | (aged||
Place of death | 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 | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
A rover, he also played eight games for Victoria at interstate football.
The highlight of his career was being Geelong's premiership captain in 1931.
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The Victorian Football League’s Interstate team that drew with South Australia, in Adelaide, 13.10 (88) to 11.22 (88) on Saturday, 16 June 1928.
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, Alan Geddes (vice-captain), Syd Coventry (captain), Barney Carr, Arthur “Bull” Coghlan, Herbert White.
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, Alan Geddes (vice-captain), Syd Coventry (captain), Barney Carr, Arthur “Bull” Coghlan, Herbert White.
See also
Footnotes
- "Ted Baker". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
External links
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- Ted Baker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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