Baird scored crucial goals in the play-off including a hat-trick against Ayr Utd battle to keep the club in the First Division.
[8] Since his arrival at Starks Park, Baird has become a fans' favourite, scoring 13 league goals in his first season with the Kirkcaldy outfit during their 2010–11 title push.
[16] However, on 28 January 2014, Baird was released by Partick Thistle after an unsuccessful time having started four games and making a further 13 substitute appearances without scoring a single competitive goal.
[18] Baird's first game after signing for the club in his second spell came on 1 February 2014 when Raith Rovers lost 1–0 against Cowdenbeath and then scored his first goal two weeks later, in a 4–2 loss against Hamilton Academical.
[19] He scored the winner for Raith in the Challenge Cup Final, beating Rangers 1–0 in extra time at Easter Road on 6 April 2014.
[27] He Scored his first goal & his first hat-trick for ICT in a 4–1 friendly away win at Brora Rangers[28] He made his first competitive start for ICT in their first game of the season, the opening game of the Scottish League Cup group stages, a 3–0 home win against Brechin City[29] He retained his starting place for the following match, a 0–0 draw away at Stirling Albion, a match which set a record as the lowest scoring penalty shootout in Scottish football history.
[30] He scored his first competitive goal for the Caley Jags a week later in a 2–1 away win at Forfar Athletic, although it wasn't enough for the club to progress from their League Cup group.
[31] Greenock Morton announced on 22 February that they had agreed to sign Baird on an emergency loan from Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the rest of the 2017–18 season.
[35] However, he left with his family to Australia in June 2020, unfortunately without finishing the business he desired, due to COVID-19 postponing all footballing tournaments including a Challenge Cup Final, which would've pitted him up against a former club, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.