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]

Gordon Banks

Personal information
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)
International career
1961	England under-23	2	(0)
1963–1972	England	73	(0)
Managerial career
1979–1980	Telford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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Club statistics			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