Paul Baker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Baker
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 5, 1963(1963-01-05)
Age	61
Birthplace	Lancaster
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Paul Baker Biography

Paul Baker is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on January 5, 1963 in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom. David Paul Baker (born 5 January 1963 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English former professional footballer.

Baker came back to Hartlepool to play in their reserve team on the 17th of February, one night after having played in the opposite side of England. Baker’s desire to play in the first team football eventually paid off after he was unexpectedly returned to Hartlepool’s first-team throughout the season. He was frequently employed as a substitute in the last minute. The season ended in 1999, Baker was released by Hartlepool and was rumored to be heading into the Conference after a lengthy trial with newly relegated Scarborough. But on the 27th of august 1999 Baker joined Carlisle United and made 17 games (2 goal goals) until his release in the summer following. On July 20, 2000 Baker signed with Northern League side Bedlington Terriers and later moved towards Durham City in January 2001 in exchange for the former England goalkeeper for the U-18 team Adam Clementson. He was released from Durham on November 1, 2001, to sign with Blyth Spartans.

In March 2008 he was appointed as assistant manager, under Tommy Cassidy at Newcastle Blue Star. Later that month he was appointed as Blue Star manager, but left in May 2008 to take a scouting role with Glenn Roeder’s Norwich City.

The time he spent at Scunthorpe was also a brief one. It ended on the 27th of March 1997, following 21 league games, where he scored 9 goals, he was transferred at Hartlepool United, as player-coach. The team played another 35 league games where he scored 9 goals. In 1998, the season’s close season he turned down the chance to be Torquay’s manager/player. Once Mick Tait was sacked as Hartlepool manager in January of 1999 and his tenure with Victoria Park looked to be closing in. He was even on trials at Plymouth Argyle in February 1999 and played for Argyle Reserves in their 3-2 victory over Swansea City at Home Park in the South West Trophy on the 16th of February. The lack of fitness for matches following two broken ankles and 2 fractured legs over the past two years, was Kevin Hodges’ main reason to not sign him with Argyle.

Paul Baker Net Worth

Paul Baker is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Baker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A centre-forward Baker was a part of the renowned Wallsend Boys Club as a youngster. He was later seen performing for Bishop Auckland, turning professional with Southampton in June 1984, at an expense of around PS4,000 for the south coast club. Baker did not make it into the first team at Southampton before he was transferred to a free transfer with Carlisle United on 2 July 1985. On July 31, 1987, following seventy league games (11 scores) at Carlisle, Baker moved to Hartlepool United, again on the basis of a free transfer. he played in 197 game (scoring an impressive 67 goals) and was a key player in the team which was promoted in 1990-91 and formed a team together with Joe Allon.

Baker was moved north from Canada to sign with Motherwell at the end of August in 1992. The cost was PS77,500. After playing just nine games for Motherwell the club, Baker moved to Gillingham on the 7th of January, 1993, for PS40,000. While at Priestfield the striker scored one goal in a 2-0 win against Halifax Town which secured the club’s League status on the final game of the year. A total of 16 goals over two games played for the Kent team prompted York City to take him back northagain, but this time with a price of 15,000 pounds in October 1994. Baker was in the reserve team for York as they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995, which was the moment he was called in for only seven minutes, before being dismissed for a third bookable offence. After playing in 48 games (18 scores) in the Bootham Crescent side, he was transferred towards Torquay United on 19 January 1996 for PS25,000. While he was settled with the team but he was keen to move to northern England and, after a close call to becoming a member of Rochdale which was unable to pay his wages and so he went into Scunthorpe United on 3 October 1996 for a price of PS15,000. He made 30 league appearances and scored 8 goals.

In November 2002 Baker became manager of Blyth Spartans, leaving in September 2004 and has also worked at Newcastle United’s academy. He was appointed manager of Northern League side Newcastle Benfield in September 2005 and guided them to the final qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history in the 2006–07 season. He resigned in December 2007.

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Facts & Trivia

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