William Alexander Baxter (23 April 1939 – 25 May 2009) was a Scottish professional footballer. A native of Edinburgh, Baxter was signed by Alf Ramsey and joined Ipswich Town from Scottish amateur side Broxburn Athletic in 1960. When he signed for the club he was stationed at Aldershot during his national service with the Royal Engineers. He made his debut in 1960, in a Christmas fixture against Ipswich's local rivals Norwich City. Baxter quit football returning to Scotland where he worked as an engineer for British Telecom.