- Birthdate: 5 October 1938
- Birthplace: Liverpool, England
- Other clubs: Cambridge City (1961-63), Exeter City (1963-66), Plymouth Argyle (1966-67), Exeter City (2 / 1967-73), Poole Town (1973-74), Tiverton Town (1974-77)
- Signed from: Local
- Signed for LFC: Free, August 1956, signed professional 5 May 1958
- Liverpool debut: 03.09.1958
- Last appearance: 03.05.1961
- Debut goal: 03.09.1958
- Last goal: 24.03.1961
- Contract expiry: July 1961
- Win ratio: 37.5% W:3 D:2 L:3
- Games/goals ratio: 1.33
- League games / goals: 8 / 6
- Total games / goals: 8 / 6
Player Profile
Liverpudlian inside-forward Banks scored ten goals for the reserves in March and April 1958 after arriving at Liverpool as an amateur. He signed professional forms in May and made his debut for Liverpool a few days short of his twentieth birthday against Brighton at Anfield in September 1958. It was a dream debut too as he scored Liverpool's third goal in a convincing 5-0 victory. But established players like Alan A'Court and Jimmy Harrower were the main reason why he made only another two appearances that season, scoring one more goal. Despite scoring four times in five matches and 21 for the reserves in the 1960/61 season, he never played first-team football for the club again. Banks never experienced playing in the top-flight with Liverpool but was a talisman for Exeter City, scoring 109 goals in 285 games in two spells having signed from Cambridge City in October 1963. He left Exeter one season for second division Plymouth Argyle but soon returned to his beloved Exeter. In a PFA survey published in December 2007, he was voted as Exeter's all-time favourite player, said to have been an entertainer on the field.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
1 |
90 |
Cardiff City |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Plymouth Argyle |
1 |
90 |
Swansea City |
1 |
90 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
1 |
90 |
Stoke City |
1 |
90 |
Portsmouth |
1 |
90 |
Huddersfield Town |
Total |
Venue |
5 |
Home |
3 |
Away |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
03.09.1958 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
30 |
03.09.1958 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Cambridge City |
1961-1963 |
Southern League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Exeter City |
1963-1964 |
England Fourth Division |
28 |
18 |
28 |
18 |
Exeter City |
1964-1965 |
England Third Division |
19 |
8 |
21 |
9 |
Exeter City |
1965-1966 |
England Third Division |
38 |
17 |
39 |
17 |
Plymouth Argyle |
1966-1967 |
England Second Division |
17 |
5 |
18 |
5 |
Plymouth Argyle |
1967-1968 |
England Second Division |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Exeter City |
1967-1968 |
England Fourth Division |
27 |
6 |
31 |
7 |
Exeter City |
1968-1969 |
England Fourth Division |
22 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
Exeter City |
1969-1970 |
England Fourth Division |
36 |
10 |
42 |
12 |
Exeter City |
1970-1971 |
England Fourth Division |
41 |
20 |
42 |
20 |
Exeter City |
1971-1972 |
England Fourth Division |
36 |
7 |
40 |
7 |
Exeter City |
1972-1973 |
England Fourth Division |
11 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
Poole Town |
1973-1974 |
Southern Premier Division |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Tiverton Town |
1974-1977 |
Western League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
277 |
105 |
304 |
113 |