Alan Banks (footballer)
Alan Banks (born 5 October 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played for Liverpool, Cambridge City, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and Poole Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1958 | Rankin Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Liverpool | 8 | (6) |
| 1961–1963 | Cambridge City | ||
| 1963–1966 | Exeter City | 85 | (43) |
| 1966–1967 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | (5) |
| 1967–1973 | Exeter City | 173 | (58) |
| 1973–1974 | Poole Town | ? | (?) |
| 1974–1977 | Tiverton Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 285 | (127) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Banks began his career at Liverpool as an amateur, signing professionally in May 1958 and making his debut as a nineteen-year-old against Brighton and Hove Albion in September that year, scoring his first goal for the club in the same game.[1] He failed to make the grade at Anfield, however, and moved to Cambridge City.[1]
Exeter City paid out a club record fee to obtain his transfer from Cambridge in November 1963.[2] He went on to score 109 goals in 285 games for Exeter, across two spells.[1]
After a season at Poole Town and three years with Tiverton Town, Banks retired in 1977.[1] In 2007 he was voted Exeter City's favourite player of all time.[1]
External links
- "Liverpool career stats for Alan Banks". LFCHistory.net.
- Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. London: The Sportsmans Book Club.
- Alan Banks at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database