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| Kevin Baron: Defender |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
19.07.1926 |
| Dead: 1971 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1945-1954 |
| Height: 6ft 6ins |
| Weight: 10st
7lbs |
| Bought from: Preston amateur |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј0 Professional - August 1945 |
| Debut: 5th January 1946 v
Chester (A) FA Cup 3 round 1 leg.won 2-0 (Aged 19) |
| Debut goal: 08.11.1947 |
| 1st team
league games: 141 |
| 1st team
league goals: 31 |
| Total 1st team
games: 153 |
| Total 1st team
goals: 32 |
| Total 1st team
Wartime games: 9 |
| Total 1st team
Wartime goals: 1 |
| Contract expiry: May
1954, transferred to Southend United |
| International caps:
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| International
goals: |
| International debut: |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Preston, Southend, Northampton; Gravesend & Northfleet, Wisbech Town (both amateur),
Aldershot; Cambridge City, Bedford Town, Maldon Town (all amateur) |
| Birth Place:
Preston, England |
Honours:
Runners up: 1 FA Cups 49/50, 1 Central League 48/49 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1945-46 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
| 1946-47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1947-48 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
2 |
| 1948-49 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
2 |
| 1949-50 |
38 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
8 |
| 1950-51 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
1 |
| 1951-52 |
40 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
6 |
| 1952-53 |
27 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
9 |
| 1953-54 |
17 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
4 |
| Total |
141 |
31 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
153 |
32 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
Competition |
| 141 |
League |
| 12 |
FA Cup |
Career Milestones for Kevin Baron:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
05.01.1946 |
Chester |
2-0 |
Sealand Road |
FA |
| 50 |
15.03.1950 |
Manchester U |
0-0 |
Old Trafford |
League |
| 100 |
15.03.1952 |
WBA |
3-3 |
The Hawthorns |
League |
| 150 |
07.11.1953 |
Manchester C |
2-2 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
08.11.1947 |
77 |
Grimsby Town |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Total LFC
Wartime games/goals
|
League |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
| 1945-46 |
9 |
1 |
| Total |
9 |
1 |
Update: 04.02.2007 |
PROFILE
 Born in
Preston, Kevin Baron played as an amateur for North End before joining Liverpool. A former
Bevin Boy, he was a clever player with great skill and imagination. Standing only 5ft
6ins, and weighing lOst 71bs, he was small enough to wriggle his way through opposing
defences, causing havoc. Although he played in three FA Cup games in 1945-6, the first
season after the war that the competition was resumed, Baron had to wait nearly four years
before establishing himself in the League side. In 1948-9, he helped Liverpool Reserves
finish Central League runners-up when his contribution was nine goals in 30 appearances.
Baron was a member of the Reds' 1950 FA Cup Final team, but his best season was in 1951-2
when he made 40 appearances. The following season he scored ten goals, but left Liverpool
in May 1954, after nearly a decade at Anfield. He joined Southend and later played for
Northampton, Wisbech and Aldershot among others. He died in 1971. Total LFC club games/goals
for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1946-47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1948-49 |
30 |
9 |
|
|
30 |
9 |
| Total |
30 |
9 |
|
|
30 |
9 |
Notes:
Games & Goals in season 1946-47 incomplete |
