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Gordon Banks
English association football player (1937-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English footballer. He has played for England national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gordon Banks | ||
Date of birth | (1937-12-30)30 December 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 12 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1953 | Millspaugh | ||
1953 | Rawmarsh Welfare | ||
1953 | Millspaugh | ||
1953–1958 | Chesterfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1959 | Chesterfield | 23 | (0) |
1959–1966 | Leicester City | 293 | (0) |
1966–1972 | Stoke City | 194 | (0) |
1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1971 | → Hellenic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1977–1978 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 37 | (0) |
1977 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
1961 | England under-23 | 2 | (0) |
1963–1972 | England | 73 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1979–1980 | Telford United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Banks played in every game of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.