Chelsea FC Profile: Benjamin Baker
Full Name: Benjamin Howard Baker
Born: Saturday, 13th February 1892
Place of birth: Liverpool, England
Height: 6' 2"
Died: Thursday, 10th September 1987 (aged 95)
Place of death: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Salisbury Crematorium, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Remembered in their book of condolences
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1921 to 1926
Playing Career:
Corinthians (UK) (A)
Northern Nomads (A)
Everton (A)
Preston North End (A)
Liverpool (A)
Chelsea (A) (Jul 1921 to Jun 1926) - cost: unknown
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 15th October 1921, Newcastle United 1 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 29 years 8 months 2 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 28th November 1925, The Wednesday 4 - 1 Chelsea
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Benjamin Baker made 93 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 15th Oct 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 |  |
| League | 22nd Oct 1921 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 29th Oct 1921 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Burnley | 35,000 |  |
| League | 5th Nov 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sheffield United | 30,000 | |
| League | 12th Nov 1921 | Sheffield United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 19th Nov 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | 35,000 |  (1 Pen) |
| League | 26th Nov 1921 | Bradford City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 10th Dec 1921 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 17th Dec 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 50,000 |  |
| League | 24th Dec 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1921 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 31st Dec 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | 50,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 7th Jan 1922 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 32,800 | |
| League | 14th Jan 1922 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 18th Jan 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 15,000 | |
| League | 21st Jan 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 11th Feb 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 | |
| League | 25th Feb 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | 65,000 | |
| League | 4th Mar 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 11,026 | |
| League | 11th Mar 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 30,000 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Mar 1922 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Everton | 30,000 | |
| League | 8th Apr 1922 | Everton | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 26th Aug 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | 40,000 | |
| League | 28th Aug 1922 | Stoke | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 2nd Sep 1922 | Birmingham | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 4th Sep 1922 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Stoke | 20,000 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 40,000 | |
| League | 16th Sep 1922 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 23rd Sep 1922 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 | |
| League | 30th Sep 1922 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 7th Oct 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | 35,000 | |
| League | 14th Oct 1922 | Sheffield United | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 21st Oct 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Sunderland | 38,000 | |
| League | 28th Oct 1922 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 4th Nov 1922 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 18th Nov 1922 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 25th Nov 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Burnley | 25,000 | |
| League | 2nd Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 25,000 | |
| League | 9th Dec 1922 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 1st Mar 1924 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 11,485 | |
| League | 5th Mar 1924 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 12th Mar 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 28,000 | |
| League | 15th Mar 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | 34,000 | |
| League | 22nd Mar 1924 | Birmingham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 5th Apr 1924 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 12th Apr 1924 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 35,000 | |
| League | 19th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | 30,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Sunderland | 24,000 | |
| League | 30th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Manchester City | 40,000 | |
| League | 30th Aug 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Coventry City | 35,000 | |
| League | 1st Sep 1924 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 6th Sep 1924 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | 9,993 | |
| League | 8th Sep 1924 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Leicester City | 32,000 | |
| League | 13th Sep 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | The Wednesday | 35,000 | |
| League | 20th Sep 1924 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 22nd Sep 1924 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 27th Sep 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 42,000 | |
| League | 4th Oct 1924 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 11th Oct 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 40,000 | |
| League | 18th Oct 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | 35,000 | |
| League | 25th Oct 1924 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 24,000 | |
| League | 1st Nov 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Hull City | 8,500 | |
| League | 29th Nov 1924 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 28,000 | |
| League | 6th Dec 1924 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,975 | |
| League | 13th Dec 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 22,000 | |
| League | 20th Dec 1924 | Barnsley | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 11,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1924 | Coventry City | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 3rd Jan 1925 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 | |
| League | 17th Jan 1925 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 24th Jan 1925 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Clapton Orient | 35,000 | |
| League | 14th Feb 1925 | Fulham | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 21st Feb 1925 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 14th Mar 1925 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Blackpool | 27,000 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1925 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 4th Apr 1925 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1925 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Barnsley | 20,000 | |
| League | 27th Apr 1925 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Stoke | 25,000 | |
| League | 29th Aug 1925 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Bradford City | 31,443 | |
| League | 31st Aug 1925 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | 9,981 | |
| League | 5th Sep 1925 | Port Vale | 0 | 6 | Chelsea | 12,801 | |
| League | 7th Sep 1925 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 22,352 | |
| League | 12th Sep 1925 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Barnsley | 35,161 | |
| League | 19th Sep 1925 | Clapton Orient | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 15,538 | |
| League | 26th Sep 1925 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Fulham | 49,379 | |
| League | 3rd Oct 1925 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Hull City | 47,428 | |
| League | 10th Oct 1925 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,217 | |
| League | 17th Oct 1925 | South Shields | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 11,805 | |
| League | 31st Oct 1925 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,531 | |
| League | 21st Nov 1925 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Swansea Town | 43,827 | |
| League | 28th Nov 1925 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 23,827 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Benjamin Baker made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Benjamin Baker made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
Birth & Baptism records have him with the surname 'Baker'. Also, 1911 census and 1939 census have just 'Baker' However his cremation book of remembrance entry has him hyphenated as surname 'Howard-Baker'.
Ben passed away at Henford House Nursing Home in Warminster
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