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Brian Baker
Appearances: 7+1 Goals: 1
Date / Year of birth: Unknown
Position: Midfielder
Season of first appearance: 1968/69
Season of last appearance: 1971/72
Also played for: Whitstable Town, Snowdown Colliery Welfare and Herne Bay
Local player from the Minster area widely known as 'Buster' who first played for Margate Reserves during the 1968/69 season and also made two first team appearances during the campaign. Brian made his debut on 25.3.69 and scored as Margate drew 1-1 at Deal in a Kent Floodlight Cup tie. He made one further appearance before the end of the season.
He continued in the reserves during the 1969/70 campaign and made a single first team appearance, playing at Folkestone in a Kent Senior Shield tie on 13.4.70. Brian was described as being "shaggy-haired" by the Isle of Thanet Gazette.
During the 1970/71 season he made two further first team appearances, the first as a substitute as Margate went down 3-0 at Gravesend & Northfleet in a Kent Floodlight Cup game on 10.11.70.
Brian also appeared three times for the first team during the 1971/72 season but left the club at the end of the campaign and joined Whitstable where he spent the 1972/73 season. He scored a hat-trick in a match against Margate Reserves on 25.11.72.
Brian then spent the 1973/74 campaign with Snowdown and later played for Herne Bay, appearing for them during the 1975/76 season.
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
|
FAC |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC |
SLCH |
|
1968/69 (MFC) |
2 (75) |
0 |
1 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (18TH OF 22) |
1R |
3R |
RU |
W |
W |
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1969/70 (MFC) |
1 (72) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22) |
1R |
3QR |
3R |
RU |
RU |
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1970/71 (MFC) |
1 (72) |
1 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22) |
1R |
1R |
SF |
QF |
GR |
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1971/72 (MFC) |
3 (69) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (9TH OF 22) |
1R |
1R |
SF |
2R |
GR |