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War and Rebuilding, 1914–1924
Alf Baker
Half-back1919–1931
No individual photograph is known to survive for Alf Baker; see the note on the players index for why we use a plain card rather than guess.
Joined the year Arsenal controversially won election to the First Division ahead of relegated local rivals Tottenham Hotspur (a vote that still provokes arguments among historians of both clubs) and went on to give the club twelve years' service through the pre-Chapman years and into the start of the trophy-laden 1930s.
At Arsenal
Appearances
351
Goals
26