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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | |||
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.
Banks played in every game of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.
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