Larry Baxter, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLarry Baxter
English footballer
Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1931
Date of Death: 24-Nov-2016
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Larry Baxter
- Lawrence Raymond Baxter (24 November 1931 – 24 November 2016) was an English professional footballer. Baxter, a right winger, joined Northampton Town in March 1952 and scored twice in 17 league games in the following two and a half years.
- In November 1954 he moved to Norwich City, playing only 5 league games before a move to Gillingham in October 1955.
- At Gillingham he finally found regular first team football, playing in 61 league games (7 goals) in the following 2 seasons.
- Out of the Gillingham side at the start of the 1957-58 campaign, he moved to Torquay United in September 1957.
- He played in 164 league games for Torquay, scoring 22 goals.He left Torquay in July 1962, joining Cheltenham Town, helping the Gloucestershire side to promotion to the Southern League Premier Division.
- In March 1964, after scoring 19 times in 77 games for Cheltenham, Baxter moved to Deal Town as player-manager.
- He left Deal to join Margate in December 1965 after a financial crisis at Deal had resulted in the entire squad, including himself, being transfer listed.
- He was not a regular at Margate, making only 7 appearances before being released at the end of the 1965-66 season.
- He subsequently played for Loughborough Athletic, Bourne Town, Newfoundpool WMC, Linwood Lane (as player-manager), Enderby Forest, GEC Leicester, Groby (as player-manager), Blaby BC and St Andrews SC where he ended his career. In May 2000, the Torquay-based Herald Express reported that Baxter was employed as a club singer in Leicester. Baxter died at home, after a long illness, on 24 November 2016 – his 85th birthday – in Leicester.
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