Herbert Banks

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Herbert Banks
Personal information
Full name Herbert Ernest Banks
Date of birth (1874-06-19)19 June 1874
Place of birth Coventry, England
Date of death 1947 (aged 72–73)
Place of death Smethwick, England
Position(s) Inside Left
Youth career
72nd Seaforth Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1897 Everton 2 (0)
1896–1897 → St Mirren (loan) 0 (0)
1897–1899 Third Lanark 28 (3)
1899–1901 Millwall Athletic 26 (11)
1901 Aston Villa 5 (0)
1901–1903 Bristol City 40 (18)
1903–1904 Watford 19 (21)
1904–1905 Coventry City 18 (12)
1905–1906 Stafford Rangers ?? (?)
National team
1901 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Herbert Ernest Banks (19 June 1874 – 1947)[1] was an English footballer who made over 40 appearances in the Football League, over 20 appearances in the Scottish League and over 40 appearances in the Southern League, scoring over 60 goals in a career as an inside left.[2][3]

Career[]

Banks played for Everton, St Mirren (on loan for one Scottish Cup tie), Third Lanark,[4] Millwall Athletic, Aston Villa, Bristol City, Watford, Coventry City and Stafford Rangers.[2][3] During his time at Millwall, Banks made an appearance for the English national side, in a 3–0 British Home Championship win against Ireland.[5] At Watford, his goalscoring rate exceeded a goal per game.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "England players: Herbert Banks". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890–91 to 1938–39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2002). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Bert Banks at Englandstats.com, Retrieved 25 September 2018
  6. ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 30. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.

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