Joe Baker was an international footballer who represented England 8 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Northern Ireland on 18th November 1959 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Poland on 5th January 1966 aged 25. Baker, born on 17th July 1940, in Liverpool, has a FA Legacy Number of 788 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Joe Baker - 8 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: Joseph Henry Baker
- Born: 17th July 1940, Liverpool
- Died: 6th October 2003, Wishaw, Scotland aged 63
- England Career: 1959 - 1966
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Hibernian (5) & Arsenal (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 788
- First player to be capped having never played in the English league.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Northern Ireland (HC) on 18th November 1959 aged 19 years, 4 months, 1 day - Last Cap: v
Poland (FR) on 5th January 1966 aged 25 years, 5 months, 19 days - First Goal: v Northern Ireland (HC) on 18th November 1959 aged 19 years, 4 months, 1 day
- Career Length: 6 years, 48 days
- Starts: 8
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 7
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 4
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 8
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 8
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Alf Ramsey
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Ray Wilson
- 7 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 6 Matches
- Ron Flowers
- 5 Matches
- Ron Springett
- 5 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 4 Matches
- Jimmy Armfield
- 4 Matches
- Peter Swan
- 3 Matches
- Ronnie Clayton
- 3 Matches
- John Connelly
- 3 Matches
- Gordon Banks
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 13 sources from 8 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- POL, 1 - 1, 5th Jan 1966 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 8.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 19 days. 
ESP, 2 - 0, 8th Dec 1965 (FR) 
Arsenal, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 22 days.- NIR, 2 - 1, 10th Nov 1965 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 24 days. 
HUN, 0 - 2, 22nd May 1960 (FR) Hibernian, Cap: 5.
Age: 19 years, 10 months, 5 days.- ESP, 0 - 3, 15th May 1960 (FR) Hibernian, Cap: 4.
Age: 19 years, 9 months, 29 days. 
YUG, 3 - 3, 11th May 1960 (FR) Hibernian, Cap: 3.
Age: 19 years, 9 months, 25 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Hibernian, Cap: 2.
Age: 19 years, 9 months, 2 days.- NIR, 2 - 1, 18th Nov 1959 (HC) Hibernian, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 4 months, 1 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.