Carl Baker

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Prescot
Date Of Birth
December 26, 1982
Age
42
Weight (kg)
79
Height (cm)
188
Games Played
182
-
Per Game
Games Started
147
0.8
Per Game
Minutes
13183
72.4
Per Game
Goals
28
0.2
Per Game
Assists
32
0.2
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Coventry City Player of the Year 2012–13

A skilful winger or attacking midfielder, Baker began his career at Prescot Cables before joining Southport in 2003, where he contributed to their Conference North title victory. His performance earned him a move to Morecambe in 2007, marking his entry into the Football League. Baker's career progressed with a stint at Stockport County, leading to a move Coventry City 2010. At Coventry, he served as captain during his final two years. In 2014, he joined Milton Keynes Dons, followed by a move to Portsmouth in 2016. A brief association with Indian Super League club ATK in 2017 was cut short due to injury. Baker returned to Coventry City in 2018 on a short-term deal before transitioning to non-league football with clubs including Nuneaton Borough, Brackley Town, and AFC Telford United. In November 2021, he was appointed assistant manager at AFC Telford United alongside manager Paul Carden.
In September 2009 it was confirmed that Baker's older brother (Michael) had tragically died of leukaemia; despite that Carl went on to play just two days later and score 2 goals in Stockport's 2–2 draw with Yeovil Town. After retiring from professional football, Baker ran his own football academies and more recently became a golf caddie for professional golfer Robert Rock.

• Winger / midfielder
• Joined from Stockport County for £300,000 (aged 27 years 0 months) under Chris Coleman
• Released (aged 31 years 8 months) under Steven Pressley
• Re-joined from ATK (aged 35 years 2 months) under Mark Robins
• Released (aged 35 years 4 months) under Mark Robins
• Substitute appearances: 35
• Unused substitute: 18
• Bookings: 23
• Sent off: 3

Penalties (8 - 7 scored)
2012-13
4 September 2012 v Burton Albion H, shootout - scored
4 December 2012 v Sheffield United H, shootout - scored
26 February 2013 v AFC Bournemouth A, scored
6 April 2013 v Brentford H, scored
2013-14
23 November 2013 v Tranmere Rovers H, scored
1 January 2014 v Rotherham United A, scored
11 March 2014 v Gillingham A, scored
5 April 2014 v MK Dons H, saved

Free kick goals (3)
2012-13
25 August 2012 v Bury H
10 November 2012 v Scunthorpe United H
12 March 2013 v Colchester United H

Red cards (3)
2010-11
28 August 2010 v Millwall A, two bookings
2011-12
6 August 2011 v Leicester City H, dangerous tackle on Richie Wellens
2013-14
6 August 2013 v Leyton Orient A, dangerous tackle on Romain Vincelot

League One (England)
2013-2014
Coventry City
37
31
6
2744′
7
7 (3)
7
2012-2013
Coventry City
43
41
2
3625′
5
12 (2)
11
80
72
8
6369′
12
0
0
19 (5)
18
0
FA Cup (England)
2013-2014
Coventry City
5
5
450′
2 (0)
2
2012-2013
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1
1 (0)
1
2011-2012
Coventry City
1
1
90′
2010-2011
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
11
11
0
990′
1
0
0
4 (0)
3
0
Capital One Cup (England)
2013-2014
Coventry City
1
1
56′
1
1 (0)
2012-2013
Coventry City
3
3
300′
1 (0)
2
4
4
0
356′
0
0
1
2 (0)
2
0
Johnstone's Paint Trophy (England)
2012-2013
Coventry City
6
6
540′
1
1 (0)
3
6
6
0
540′
1
0
0
1 (0)
3
0
Championship (England)
2011-2012
Coventry City
26
20
6
1820′
2
1
1 (0)
2
2010-2011
Coventry City
32
19
13
1687′
5
1
1 (0)
1
2009-2010
Coventry City
22
14
8
1331′
1
3
80
53
27
4838′
8
1
1
2 (0)
6
0
Carling Cup (England)
2010-2011
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
182
147
35
13183′
22
1
2
28 (5)
32
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Sky Bet Football League One 2013-2014
Sky Bet Football League One 2013-2014
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:1
13`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
D 0:0
65`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
L 1:2
71`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
L 1:0
45`
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
W 1:2
40`
1
Coventry City
Stevenage
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Brentford
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 4:2
20`
1
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
D 0:0
18`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
H
L 1:2
73`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 1:2
72`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 1:1
82`
Coventry City
Crawley Town
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 1:3
90`
2
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
W 4:2
78`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
D 2:2
8`
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons
A
W 1:3
65`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
L 1:5
90`
1
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 3:0
89`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 3:1
86`
1
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 3:2
67`
1
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:1
72`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:0
82`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
D 1:1
78`
1
Coventry City
Crawley Town
A
L 3:2
90`
1
FA Cup 2013-2014
FA Cup 2013-2014
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Hartlepool United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Hartlepool United
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
AFC Wimbledon
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Capital One Cup 2013-2014
Capital One Cup 2013-2014
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 3:2
56`
1
nPower Football League One 2012-2013
nPower Football League One 2012-2013
Coventry City
Notts County
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crawley Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
H
W 1:0
83`
Coventry City
Hartlepool United
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 2:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Bury
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Yeovil Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
L 1:0
76`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons
A
W 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Stevenage
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
D 1:1
25`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 5:1
90`
2
2
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Hartlepool United
A
W 0:5
90`
2
2
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crawley Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
L 2:1
45`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
L 1:2
60`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
L 4:1
45`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 2:0
73`
Coventry City
Stevenage
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bury
H
D 2:2
70`
1
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 1:1
88`
Coventry City
Yeovil Town
A
D 1:1
Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2012-2013
Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2012-2013
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
W 3:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
York City
A
W 0:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Burton Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 2012-2013
FA Cup 2012-2013
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Morecambe
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Arlesey Town
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Capital One Cup 2012-2013
Capital One Cup 2012-2013
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 6:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 3:2
120`
1
1
Coventry City
Dagenham & Redbridge
A
W 0:1
90`
nPower Football League Championship 2011-2012
nPower Football League Championship 2011-2012
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
H
L 0:2
22`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 0:1
27`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
81`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:0
22`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 1:0
56`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:0
77`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 2:0
14`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 2:3
Coventry City
Blackpool
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 3:1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
D 1:1
30`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
14`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 2:4
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:0
88`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:1
39`
FA Cup 2011-2012
FA Cup 2011-2012
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 1:2
90`
nPower Football League Championship 2010-2011
nPower Football League Championship 2010-2011
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 2:2
76`
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
H
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
W 0:3
24`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 2:2
1`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 2:1
59`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Hull City
H
L 0:1
15`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
A
D 1:1
3`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 1:4
69`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
71`
Coventry City
Swansea City
H
L 0:1
79`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:2
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 1:0
54`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:0
65`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
23`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 2:3
5`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
20`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 3:0
15`
1
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 1:2
9`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
D 0:0
15`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 1:2
53`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
A
L 2:1
58`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:1
14`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 2:2
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 2:0
14`
FA Cup 2010-2011
FA Cup 2010-2011
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Carling Cup 2010-2011
Carling Cup 2010-2011
Coventry City
Morecambe
A
L 2:0
90`
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2009-2010
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2009-2010
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:4
45`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
11`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
D 1:1
18`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 1:0
64`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 3:0
18`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 2:2
76`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 1:0
9`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 1:1
14`
Coventry City
Blackpool
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
A
D 0:0
54`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:2
18`
1
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 3:1
14`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Released
Fri, 04 May, 2018
Released
Coventry City
Released
Fri, 04 May, 2018
Released
ATK
Coventry City
Fri, 09 Mar, 2018
Free
ATK
Coventry City
Fri, 09 Mar, 2018
Free
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons
Fri, 26 Sep, 2014
Free
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons
Fri, 26 Sep, 2014
Free
Stockport County
Coventry City
Fri, 08 Jan, 2010
£300 000
Stockport County
Coventry City
Fri, 08 Jan, 2010
£300 000

2 England C caps before joining City.