Gordon Banks
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Banks | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2019 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
Banks played in every game of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.
Injury
In October 1972 Banks was involved in a car crash in his car near his home in Madeley Heath. Fragments of glass perforated his right eye and damaged the retina. Surgeons put 100 micro stitches to the eye and a further 200 to his face.[2] This effectively ended his career, though he played on for a while.
Death
In December 2015, it was announced he was receiving treatment for kidney cancer.[3] Banks died overnight on 12 February 2019 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, aged 81.[4][5]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | |||
| 1957–58 | Chesterfield | Third Division | 0 | 0 |
| 1958–59 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Leicester City | First Division | 32 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Stoke City | First Division | 4 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | 8 | 0 | ||
| United States | League | |||
| 1977 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | NASL | 26 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | League | |||
| 1977–78 | St Patrick's Athletic | Premier Division | 1 | 0 |
| United States | League | |||
| 1978 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | NASL | 11 | 0 |
| Country | England | 510 | 0 | |
| United States | 37 | 0 | ||
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 548 | 0 | ||
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1963 | 7 | 0 |
| 1964 | 7 | 0 |
| 1965 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | 15 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 6 | 0 |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | 7 | 0 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 0 |
Gordon Banks Media
Image describing Banks's save v Pelé in the 1970 World Cup, Mexico
Commemorative star in the pavement outside Sheffield Town Hall: a "walk of fame" for people associated with the city. Gordon Banks.
References
- ↑ "IFFHS' Century Elections".
- ↑ Gordon Banks car crash at Stoke sentinel.co.uk
- ↑ Press Association (13 December 2015). "Gordon Banks facing second battle with kidney cancer". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/13/gordon-banks-second-battle-kidney-cancer. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Gordon Banks: World Cup winning goalkeeper dies aged 81". BBC Sport. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Glanville, Brian (12 February 2019). "Gordon Banks obituary". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/12/gordon-banks-obituary. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gordon Banks". www.national-football-teams.com.