Gerry Baker

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
New Rochelle, New York
Date Of Birth
11 April 1938
Date Of Death
24 August 2013 (75)
Games Played
34
-
Per Game
Games Started
30
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
2575
75.7
Per Game
Goals
6
0.2
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Bio
Stats
Matches
Gallery
Transfers
Internationals

As a baby was brought to his father's native Liverpool, so that his father could assist the war effort and the family was later evacuated to Scotland, and Gerry was brought up in Motherwell with his younger brother Joe who won full caps for England. Gerry had a somewhat nomadic playing career, being on Chelsea’s books and then making a name as a goalscorer for St Mirren, once scoring ten goals in a Scottish Cup game against Glasgow University.

From there it was Manchester City, Hibernian and Ipswich before Noel Cantwell paid £20,000 to bring him to Highfield Road. His career at City was brief but he did score some vital goals. After being released by City he played and coached in non-league football for Margate, Nuneaton Borough, Bedworth United and Racing Warwick. Gerry later worked for Jaguar Cars and retired back to Scotland. He has two talented athletes as daughters, Lorraine and Karen have both represented Great Britain.

First Division (England)
1969-1970
Coventry City
1
1
89′
1968-1969
Coventry City
11
8
3
643′
1 (0)
1967-1968
Coventry City
19
18
1
1573′
4 (0)
31
27
4
2305′
0
0
0
5 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1967-1968
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
3
3
0
270′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
34
30
4
2575′
0
0
0
6 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1969-1970
Football League First Division 1969-1970
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 2:2
89`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:1
Football League First Division 1968-1969
Football League First Division 1968-1969
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 2:1
70`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 4:1
13`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:2
48`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
53`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:1
66`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
77`
1
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 3:0
1`
Football League First Division 1967-1968
Football League First Division 1967-1968
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
73`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
D 3:3
45`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:1
32`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
81`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 2:1
87`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 1:1
85`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
H
L 0:3
90`
FA Cup 1967-1968
FA Cup 1967-1968
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 3:0
90`
1

USA, 7 caps, 2 goals
1968-69
17 October 1968 Canada v USA, Toronto, 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 4-2
21 October 1968 Haiti v USA, Port-au-Prince, friendly, 5-2
23 October 1968 Haiti v USA, Port-au-Prince, friendly, 1-0
27 October 1968
USA v Canada, Atlanta, 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 1-0
2 November 1968 USA v Bermuda, Kansas City, 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 6-2, 2 goals
10 November 1968 Bermuda v USA, Hamilton, 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 2-0
11 May 1969
USA v Haiti, San Diego, 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 0-1