Richie Baker (English footballer)

Richie Baker
Baker in 2013
Personal information
Full name Richard Peter Baker[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Clitheroe
Youth career
1997–2005 Manchester United
2005–2006 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Bury 158 (17)
2010–2011 Oxford United 18 (1)
2011–2013 Barrow 101 (29)
2013–2014 Tamworth 29 (6)
2014–2015 Stockport County 26 (6)
2015–2017 AFC Fylde 121 (13)
2017 F.C. United of Manchester 3 (0)
2017–2018 Curzon Ashton 19 (2)
2018 Lancaster City
2018–2019 Colne 45 (7)
2019–2021 Ramsbottom United 62 (8)
2021– Clitheroe 87 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Richard Peter Baker (born 29 December 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One West side Ramsbottom, where he plays as a midfielder.

Early career

Manchester United

Richie began his career in the highly successful Manchester United Academy, where he played as a right-back, and was understudy to Danny Simpson, which somewhat restricted Baker to much playing time, he also played alongside the likes of Gerard Piqué, Fraizer Campbell and Giuseppe Rossi, during his time at Old Trafford.

Playing career

Preston North End

Following the decision by Manchester United to release Baker, he joined EFL Championship side Preston North End as a trainee, but failed to make a breakthrough into the first team and was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Bury

Baker went to join Bury, and made his full debut in the League Cup victory over Sunderland playing as a central midfielder, and after that game established himself as a first-team regular, scoring six goals in 107 appearances.[3]

Oxford United

Richie joined Oxford United at the start of the 2010–11 season, but failed to win a regular place in the team.

Barrow

He left Oxford United on 4 January 2011 when his contract expired.[4] Baker then signed for Barrow on 15 February 2011,[5] making his debut against Mansfield Town four days later.[6] In May 2011, he was offered a new contract by Barrow.[7] Baker became a major part of the Barrow team for the subsequent two seasons. However, he left when they were relegated in May 2013.[8]

Tamworth

Baker joined Tamworth on 24 May 2013.[9]

Stockport County

Baker signed for Conference North side Stockport County on 3 August 2014, following some impressive displays whilst on trial, in particular scoring a brace in a pre-season friendly against Conference National side Macclesfield Town[10]

AFC Fylde

Baker signed for Conference North side AFC Fylde on 13 March 2015. He made his debut the next day in a 2–2 draw at local rivals Chorley. On 11 May 2017, it was announced that Baker would leave Fylde upon the expiry of his current deal in June 2017.[11]

F.C. United of Manchester

In July 2017, he signed for F.C. United of Manchester.[12] He left the club on 2 September by mutual consent.

Curzon Ashton

On 23 September 2017, he signed for Curzon Ashton[13]

Lancaster City

On 30 June 2018, it was announced that Baker had dropped down a division to sign for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Lancaster City, managed by Phil Brown.[14]

Colne

On 11 December 2018, Baker was announced as signing for Colne.[15] He re-joined the club on 23 June 2019.[16]

Ramsbottom United

On 16 November 2019, he joined Ramsbottom United who were managed by Chris Wilcock.[17] He made 27 appearances for the club over three season.[18]

Clitheroe

In August 2021, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One West rivals Clitheroe, where he teamed up with former Ramsbottom duo Billy Priestley and Gary Stopforth who were joint-managers.[18] Ramsbottom manager, Lee Donafee, stated that Clitheroe "made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Stopforth is a very good friend of his and they offered him a good deal, maybe helping them out with coaching and that which is a real shame for us."[18]

Career statistics

As of match played end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 2006–07[19] League Two 39 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 44 6
2007–08[20] League Two 32 1 5 0 1 0 2[a] 0 40 1
2008–09[21] League Two 22 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 26 0
2009–10[22] League Two 14 1 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 19 1
Total 107 7 10 1 5 0 7 0 129 8
Oxford United 2010–11[23] League Two 6 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Barrow 2010–11[23] Conference Premier 14 5 — — — 14 5
2011–12[2] Conference Premier 39 9 2 0 — 1[b] 1 42 10
2012–13[2] Conference Premier 38 10 4 1 — 5[b] 3 47 14
Total 91 24 6 1 0 0 6 4 103 29
Tamworth 2013–14[2] Conference Premier 29 3 0 0 — 3[b] 0 32 3
Stockport County 2014–15[2][24] Conference North 26 6 3 1 — 3[b] 0 32 7
AFC Fylde 2014–15[2] Conference North 9 0 — — 2[c] 0 11 0
2015–16[2][25] National League North 39 8 4 0 — 6[d] 0 49 8
2016–17[2][26] National League North 28 1 0 0 — 3[b] 0 31 1
Total 76 9 4 0 — 11 0 91 9
F.C. United of Manchester 2017–18[2] National League North 3 0 — — — 3 0
Curzon Ashton 2017–18[2] National League North 19 2 0 0 — 0 0 19 2
Colne 2019–20[27][28] NPL Division One West 12 1 — — 1[e] 0 13 1
2019–20[29] NPL Division One North West 3 0 1 1 — 1[b] 0 5 1
Total 15 1 1 1 — 2 0 18 2
Ramsbottom United 2019–20[30] NPL Division One North West 14 2 — — 1[f] 0 15 2
2020–21[30] NPL Division One North West 6 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 9 0
2021–22[30] NPL Division One West 2 0 1 1 — — 3 1
Total 22 2 2 1 — 3 0 27 3
Clitheroe 2021–22[31] NPL Division One West 33 3 — — 1[b] 0 34 3
Career total 427 57 26 5 6 0 37 4 496 66
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in the Conference North play-offs
  4. ^ Three appearances in the National League North play-offs, three in FA Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in the Northern Premier League Division One West play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Richie Baker". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Richie Baker at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Player Details". Soccerbase. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Two back in, two out". Oxford United F.C. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Bayliss and Sheridan add Baker to the mix". Barrow A.F.C. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Barrow 2-2 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Forrest, Goodfellow and Masters released by Barrow". BBC Sport. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Tamworth in for Ex-Barrow AFC Man Baker". Evening Mail. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Ex-Barrow midfielder Richie Baker signs for Lambs". BBC Sport. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Baker joins Stockport". Pitchero. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Retained List". AFC Fylde. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  12. ^ "New signing: Richie Baker". F.C. United of Manchester. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Nash Sign Midfielder Richie Baker". Curzon Ashton FC. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  14. ^ Reuven, Ben (30 June 2018). "RICHARD BAKER SIGNS FOR LANCASTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB!". Lancaster City FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Colne Sign Hine and Baker". Non League Daily. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  16. ^ Colne F.C. on Twitter: "SIGNED! ✍️ | We are delighted to ..., twitter.com, 23 June 2019.
  17. ^ Saturday's transfer list – November 16th – The BetVictor ..., betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk, 16 November 2019.
  18. ^ a b c Isaacs, Richard (24 August 2021). "RICHIE BAKER LEAVES FOR CLITHEROE". Ramsbottom United FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Richie Baker in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Richie Baker in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Richie Baker in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Richie Baker in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Richie Baker in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Richie Baker". Hatters Matters. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  25. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "MATCH REPORT – AFC FYLDE 1-0 STOCKPORT". AFC Fylde. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "MATCH REPORT: AFC FYLDE 9-0 COLESHILL TOWN". AFC Fylde. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  26. ^ For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Gloucester City 2 AFC Fylde 3: FA Trophy report and reaction". Blackpool Gazette. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  27. ^ "Colne – Appearances – Richard Baker – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  28. ^ "Colne – Appearances – Richard Baker – 2018-2019 2". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  29. ^ "Colne – Appearances – Richard Baker – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  30. ^ a b c "RICHARD BAKER'S PLAYING RECORD". Ramsbottom United FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  31. ^ "CLITHEROE FC PLAYERS STATS". Blue Swayed Views. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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