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Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.
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sports · English footballer (1937–2019) · association football player · autobiographer · association football coach · goalkeeper · also Gordon Banks, Banks
Born 30 December 1937 · Died 12 February 2019 · Q213879
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2026· 3 entries
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2019· 1 entry
Died 2019-02-12.
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2010· 1 entry
“And if you’re like me and a million more people who are convinced that the case for cooperation is greater than any case put for separation then I say to you: hold your heads high. Show dignity and pride. Be confident. Let us have confidence that our values are indeed the values of the majority of the people of Scotland. That our principles of sharing and cooperation are far better and mean more to them than separation and splitting apart.”
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2007· 1 entry
Won award: PFA Team of the Century (1907–1976) (2007).
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2006· 1 entry
Called Gordon Banks – A Hero Who Could Fly in which he wrote about the influence of the England goalkeeper on his life
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2004· 1 entry
Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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2002· 2 entries
Won award: English Football Hall of Fame (2002).
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Awarded English Football Hall of Fame (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Sold his World Cup winners medal at Christie's for £124,750, and his international cap from the final was also sold for £27,025
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1998· 1 entry
Won award: Football League 100 Legends (1998).
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1980· 1 entry
Banks published his first autobiography, Banks of England
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1977· 6 entries
Won award: NASL Goalkeeper of the Year (1977).
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Won award: NASL All-Stars (1977).
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Played for St Patrick's Athletic F.C. (1977–1977) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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And Banks was named NASL Goalkeeper of the Year after he conceded only 29 goals in 26 games—the best defensive record in the NASL
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And 1978, and despite only having the vision in one eye, was NASL Goalkeeper of the Year in 1977 after posting the best defensive record in the league
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Played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1978) — 37 appearances, 0 goals.
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1972· 11 entries
Won the English Football League Cup with Stoke (1971-1972).
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Won the FWA Footballer of the Year with Stoke (1971-1972).
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Won award: Rothman's Golden Boot Awards (1972).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1972).
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Won award: Daily Express Sportsmen of the Year (1972).
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Won award: Sport Ideal European XI (1972).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or Nominated (1972).
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Won: Football League Cup with Stoke City (1971–72).
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Won award: World XI (1972).
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Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (1972).
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And was named FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year on six occasions
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1971· 7 entries
Won award: Daily Express Sportsmen of the Year (1971).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1971).
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Won award: FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1971).
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Won award: World XI (1971).
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Won award: Rothman's Golden Boot Awards (1971).
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Won award: Sport Ideal European XI (1971).
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Played for Hellenic F.C. (1971–1971) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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1970· 6 entries
Won award: FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1970).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1970).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or Nominated (1970).
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Won award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1970).
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Won award: Rothman's Golden Boot Awards (1970).
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Won award: FUWO European Team of the Season (1970).
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1969· 4 entries
Won award: World XI (1969).
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Won award: FUWO European Team of the Season (1969).
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Won award: FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1969).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1969).
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1968· 3 entries
Won award: FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1968).
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Third place: UEFA European Championship with England (1968).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1968).
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1967· 4 entries
Won award: FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1967).
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Played for Stoke City F.C. (1967–1972) — 194 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Stoke in 1967.
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Played for Cleveland Stokers (1967–1967) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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1966· 8 entries
Won the FIFA World Cup with England (1966).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1966).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or Nominated (1966).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1966).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with England (1966).
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Won award: FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1966).
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In the build-up to the World Cup, though the team passed their biggest test of character in the British Home Championship, beating Scotland 4–3 in front of a crowd of over 130,000 at Hampden Park
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Banks was dropped by Leicester and sold to Stoke City for £50,000 in April 1967
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1965· 1 entry
Won: British Home Championship with England (1965).
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1964· 4 entries
Won the English Football League Cup with Leicester (1963-1964).
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Won: Football League Cup with Leicester City (1963–64).
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Won: British Home Championship with England (1964).
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But found that his challenge to Banks's first-team place came to an end after he conceded five goals to Brazil
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1963· 4 entries
Runner-up: FA Cup with Leicester City (1962–63).
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Was picked to play against the Rest of the World, in a celebration match to mark 100 years of The Football Association
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Played for England men's national association football team (1963–1972) — 73 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined England in 1963.
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1961· 2 entries
Runner-up: FA Cup with Leicester City (1960–61).
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Played for England national under-21 association football team (1961–1961) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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1959· 2 entries
Played for Leicester City F.C. (1959–1967) — 293 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Leicester in 1959.
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1958· 2 entries
Played for Chesterfield F.C. (1958–1959) — 23 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Chesterfield in 1958.
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1957· 1 entry
And had three children: Robert, Julia and Wendy
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1953· 3 entries
Played for Rawmarsh Welfare F.C. (1953–1953).
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Played for Chesterfield F.C. (1953–1958).
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Joined Chesterfield in 1953.
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1937· 1 entry
Born 1937-12-30.
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