Bill Baxter
| Date of birth | 21 September 1924 |
| Place of birth | Leven |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Wing half |
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 01 Mar 1945 | 01 Nov 1953 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 23 | 2 |
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| 1954-55 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 7 | ||||
| 1954-55 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 25 | 1 |
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| 1955-56 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1955-56 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 38 | 2 |
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| 1956-57 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 12 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1953 | Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1953 | Preston North End v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1953 | Aston Villa v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1953 | Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1954 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1954 | Aston Villa v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1954 | Blackpool v Aston Villa | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1954 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Feb 1954 | Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1954 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1954 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1954 | Aston Villa v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1954 | Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1954 | Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1954 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1954 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1954 | Aston Villa v Burnley | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1954 | Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1954 | West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1954 | Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1954 | Aston Villa v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1954 | Sheffield United v Aston Villa | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1954 | Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1954 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1954 | Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa | L | 6-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1954 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1954 | Aston Villa v Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1954 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | L | 5-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1954 | Blackpool v Aston Villa | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1954 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1954 | Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1954 | Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1954 | Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1954 | Aston Villa v Everton | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1954 | Manchester City v Aston Villa | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1954 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1954 | West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1954 | Aston Villa v Leicester City | L | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 13 Nov 1954 | Burnley v Aston Villa | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1954 | Aston Villa v Preston North End | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1954 | Sheffield United v Aston Villa | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1954 | Aston Villa v Cardiff City | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1955 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 1955 | Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 4-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 22 Jan 1955 | Aston Villa v Blackpool | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Jan 1955 | Doncaster Rovers v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 02 Feb 1955 | Aston Villa v Doncaster Rovers | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 07 Feb 1955 | Doncaster Rovers v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round 2nd replay |
| 12 Feb 1955 | Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1955 | Aston Villa v Doncaster Rovers | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round 3rd replay |
| 15 Feb 1955 | Doncaster Rovers v Aston Villa | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round 4th replay |
| 23 Feb 1955 | Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1955 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1955 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1955 | Manchester City v Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1955 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1955 | Aston Villa v Cardiff City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1955 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1955 | Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1955 | Aston Villa v Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1955 | Aston Villa v Blackpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1955 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1955 | Birmingham City v Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1955 | Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1955 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1955 | West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1955 | Aston Villa v Manchester United | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1955 | Everton v Aston Villa | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1955 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Nov 1955 | Burnley v Aston Villa | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1955 | Aston Villa v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1955 | Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1955 | Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1955 | Sheffield United v Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1955 | Aston Villa v Preston North End | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1955 | Aston Villa v Manchester City | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1955 | Cardiff City v Aston Villa | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1955 | Aston Villa v Portsmouth | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1956 | Aston Villa v Hull City | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 1956 | Hull City v Aston Villa | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 28 Jan 1956 | Arsenal v Aston Villa | L | 4-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 11 Feb 1956 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1956 | Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1956 | Manchester United v Aston Villa | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Mar 1956 | Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1956 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1956 | Aston Villa v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1956 | Luton Town v Aston Villa | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1956 | Aston Villa v Everton | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1956 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1956 | Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1956 | Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa | L | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1956 | Aston Villa v Sheffield United | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1956 | Preston North End v Aston Villa | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1956 | Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Aug 1956 | Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Aug 1956 | West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1956 | Manchester City v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1956 | Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1956 | Aston Villa v Blackpool | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1956 | Luton Town v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1956 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1956 | Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1956 | Leeds United v Aston Villa | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1956 | Aston Villa v Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1956 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1956 | Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.