Peter Baker is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 former football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player. Educated at Southgate County School

Southgate School

Southgate School is a state comprehensive secondary school in the London Borough of Enfield. It has approximately 1574 pupils.The school has Specialist Science Status. The school is situated just east of the Cat Hill roundabout of the A111 and A110, between Cockfosters and Oakwood tube stations...

 in North London, he played right-back for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

 and was part of the double

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

-winning side of 1960-61

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season 1960–61

The 1960–61 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's 43rd of competitive football, 11th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year ever up to that point, as they won the Football League First Division for the second time and the FA Cup for the third...

 and won the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 with Spurs in 1962. He played 299 league games for Tottenham scoring 3 goals.

He joined Tottenham Hotspur from Enfield

Enfield F.C.

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 in October 1952. He stayed with them until the end of the 1964-65

1964-65 in English football

The 1964–65 season was the 85th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* After a three-way tussle for the League title between Manchester United, Leeds United and Chelsea, Manchester United came out on top and were crowned champions....

 season, keeping a regular place in the team from the 1960-61

1960-61 in English football

The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:This season was a historic one for domestic football in England, as Tottenham Hotspur F.C. became the first club in the twentieth century to "do the Double" by winning both the League and the FA Cup competitions...

 season until the end of the 1963-64

1963-64 in English football

The 1963–1964 season was the 84th season of competitive football in England, from August 1963 to May 1964:-Overview:* Liverpool won the League Championship.* West Ham United won the FA Cup.* Leicester City won the League Cup.-Diary of the season:...

 season, when he was replaced by Cyril Knowles

Cyril Knowles

Cyril Barry Knowles was a footballer who played full-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles.- Early career :...

. After leaving White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....

 Baker emigrated to South Africa, where he joined Durban United F.C.

Durban United F.C.

Durban United FC is a South African football club based in Durban.Durban United FC won the Castle Cup in 1972 and played in the final in 1977....

 and later became the club's manager.

Post football career

After retiring from the game he settled in Durban

Durban

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, South Africa

South Africa

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where he runs an office and stationery business.

He has been included in the Tottenham Hotspur- Hall of Fame.