Paul Bannister

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Paul Bannister
Sir Stanley Matthews Port Vale Manager.jpg
Brian Wharburton, Bannister, John James, Stanley Matthews, John Bostock and Stan Turner (left to right)
Personal information
Full name Paul Francis Bannister[1]
Date of birth (1947-10-11) 11 October 1947 (age 73)[1]
Place of birth Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Port Vale 12 (2)
Eastwood
Copestick & Farrell
Hanley Rangers
Middleport W.M.C.
Teams managed
Middleport W.M.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Paul Francis Bannister (born 11 October 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He made 12 appearances in the Football League for Port Vale between 1965 and 1968, before spells in non-league football with Eastwood, , Copestick & Farrell, Hanley Rangers, and Middleport W.M.C.

Playing career[]

Bannister graduated through the Port Vale youth side to sign as a professional in April 1965.[1] He played the last two games of the 1964–65 season and scored the club's last goal of the season in a 2–1 win over Walsall at Vale Park.[1] At the end of the season, Jackie Mudie's side was relegated from the Third Division to the Fourth Division.[1] He played the opening two games of the following season, but fell out of favour.[1] For the clash with bottom-placed Bradford City on 12 January, Vale assembled the youngest ever Football League forward line: Alex Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19).[1] He broke his leg in a 2–0 home win over Halifax Town on 27 April 1966.[1] After a second leg fracture he finally recovered to play in the first team again in April 1968, but after three consecutive appearances under Stanley Matthews in 1967–68, he was released by the "Valiants" in July of that year.[1] He moved into non-league football with Eastwood, , Copestick & Farrell and Hanley Rangers, before taking up a player-manager role with Middleport W.M.C.[1]

Statistics[]

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1964–65 Third Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
1965–66 Fourth Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
1966–67 Fourth Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967–68 Fourth Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 12 2 0 0 12 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Paul Bannister at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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