Background
Baxter was born in Wigan and played amateur football in Staffordshire with Burslem, Liverpool Road, Congleton White Star and Tunstall Park before joining Derby County.
Baxter was born in Wigan and played amateur football in Staffordshire with Burslem, Liverpool Road, Congleton White Star and Tunstall Park before joining Derby County.
After an unsuccessful spell in Derby, Baxter joined Stoke and played six times for the "Potters" during the 1910-1911 season. He later played for Macclesfield Town.