The England International Database

Full Name:: Gordon Banks
Born:: 30th December 1937, Abbeydale, Sheffield
Died:: 12th February 2019, Stoke-on-Trent aged 81
England Career:: 1963 - 1972
Positions:: Goalkeeper
Clubs (and caps):: Leicester City (36) & Stoke City (37)
FA Legacy Number:: 816
Career Summary:: Gordon Banks (30th December 1937 - 12th February 2019) was an international footballer who represented England 73 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 6th April 1963 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 27th May 1972 aged 34. Banks, born on 30th December 1937, in Abbeydale, Sheffield, has a FA Legacy Number of 816 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.

Notes:: 1966 World Cup Winner.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Scotland (HC) on 6th April 1963 aged 25 years, 3 months, 7 days
Last Cap:: v Scotland (HC) on 27th May 1972 aged 34 years, 4 months, 28 days
Career Length:: 9 years, 52 days
Starts:: 73
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 73

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 17 0 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 29 0 0 0 0
Nations Cup (Taça das Nações)TDN 2 0 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 9 0 0 0 0
European Championship QualifierECQ 14 0 0 0 0
European Championship FinalsECF 2 0 0 0 0
Competitive 44 0 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 32 0 0 0 0
Away 34 0 0 0 0
Neutral 7 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Lost 9 0 0 0 0
Drawn 15 0 0 0 0
Won 49 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Goalkeeper 73 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Alf Ramsey 73 0 0 0 0

Totals
73
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bobby Moore
67 Matches

Bobby Charlton
51 Matches

Alan Ball
46 Matches

Martin Peters
44 Matches

Ray Wilson
38 Matches

Geoff Hurst
38 Matches

Jack Charlton
29 Matches

Roger Hunt
27 Matches

George Cohen
27 Matches

Nobby Stiles
24 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
248 sources from 73 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

SCO, 1 - 0, 27th May 1972 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 73.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 28 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 20th May 1972 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 72.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 21 day.
FRG, 0 - 0, 13th May 1972 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 71.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 14 days.
FRG, 1 - 3, 29th Apr 1972 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 70.
Age: 34 years, 3 months, 30 days.
GRE, 2 - 0, 1st Dec 1971 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 69.
Age: 33 years, 11 month, 2 days.
SUI, 3 - 2, 13th Oct 1971 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 68.
Age: 33 years, 9 months, 13 days.
SCO, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1971 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 67.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 22 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 15th May 1971 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 66.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 15 days.
MLT, 5 - 0, 12th May 1971 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 65.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 12 days.
GRE, 3 - 0, 21st Apr 1971 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 64.
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 21 day.
MLT, 1 - 0, 3rd Feb 1971 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 63.
Age: 33 years, 1 month, 3 days.
TCH, 1 - 0, 11th Jun 1970 (WCF) Stoke City, Cap: 62.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 11 day.
BRA, 0 - 1, 7th Jun 1970 (WCF) Stoke City, Cap: 61.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 7 days.
ROU, 1 - 0, 2nd Jun 1970 (WCF) Stoke City, Cap: 60.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 2 days.
ECU, 2 - 0, 24th May 1970 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 59.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 24 days.
COL, 4 - 0, 20th May 1970 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 58.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 20 days.
SCO, 0 - 0, 25th Apr 1970 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 57.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 25 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 21st Apr 1970 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 56.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 21 day.
WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Apr 1970 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 55.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 18 days.
BEL, 3 - 1, 25th Feb 1970 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 54.
Age: 32 years, 1 month, 25 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 14th Jan 1970 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 53.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 14 days.
BRA, 1 - 2, 12th Jun 1969 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 52.
Age: 31 years, 5 months, 12 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 8th Jun 1969 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 51.
Age: 31 years, 5 months, 8 days.
SCO, 4 - 1, 10th May 1969 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 50.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 10 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 3rd May 1969 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 49.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 3 days.
FRA, 5 - 0, 12th Mar 1969 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 48.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 12 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 15th Jan 1969 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 47.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 15 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 6th Nov 1968 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 46.
Age: 30 years, 10 months, 6 days.
URS, 2 - 0, 8th Jun 1968 (ECF) Stoke City, Cap: 45.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 9 days.
YUG, 0 - 1, 5th Jun 1968 (ECF) Stoke City, Cap: 44.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 6 days.
FRG, 0 - 1, 1st Jun 1968 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 43.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 2 days.
ESP, 1 - 0, 3rd Apr 1968 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 42.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 4 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 24th Feb 1968 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 41.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 25 days.
URS, 2 - 2, 6th Dec 1967 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 40.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 7 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1967 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 39.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 23 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 21st Oct 1967 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 38.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 22 days.
SCO, 2 - 3, 15th Apr 1967 (ECQ) Stoke City, Cap: 37.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 16 days.
WAL, 5 - 1, 16th Nov 1966 (ECQ) Leicester City, Cap: 36.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 17 days.
TCH, 0 - 0, 2nd Nov 1966 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 35.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 3 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 22nd Oct 1966 (ECQ) Leicester City, Cap: 34.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 21 day.
FRG, 4 - 2, 30th Jul 1966 (WCF) Leicester City, Cap: 33.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 0 days.
POR, 2 - 1, 26th Jul 1966 (WCF) Leicester City, Cap: 32.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 27 days.
ARG, 1 - 0, 23rd Jul 1966 (WCF) Leicester City, Cap: 31.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 24 days.
FRA, 2 - 0, 20th Jul 1966 (WCF) Leicester City, Cap: 30.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 21 day.
MEX, 2 - 0, 16th Jul 1966 (WCF) Leicester City, Cap: 29.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 17 days.
URU, 0 - 0, 11th Jul 1966 (WCF) Leicester City, Cap: 28.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 12 days.
POL, 1 - 0, 5th Jul 1966 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 27.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 6 days.
FIN, 3 - 0, 26th Jun 1966 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 26.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 27 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 4th May 1966 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 25.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 5 days.
SCO, 4 - 3, 2nd Apr 1966 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 24.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 3 days.
FRG, 1 - 0, 23rd Feb 1966 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 23.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 24 days.
POL, 1 - 1, 5th Jan 1966 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 22.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 6 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 8th Dec 1965 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 21.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 9 days.
NIR, 2 - 1, 10th Nov 1965 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 20.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 11 day.
SWE, 2 - 1, 16th May 1965 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 19.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 17 days.
FRG, 1 - 0, 12th May 1965 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 18.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 13 days.
YUG, 1 - 1, 9th May 1965 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 17.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 10 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 5th May 1965 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 6 days.
SCO, 2 - 2, 10th Apr 1965 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 11 day.
NIR, 4 - 3, 3rd Oct 1964 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 14.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 4 days.
ARG, 0 - 1, 6th Jun 1964 (TDN) Leicester City, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 7 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 4th Jun 1964 (TDN) Leicester City, Cap: 12.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 5 days.
USA, 10 - 0, 27th May 1964 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 28 days.
POR, 4 - 3, 17th May 1964 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 18 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 6th May 1964 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 9.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 7 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 11th Apr 1964 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 12 days.
NIR, 8 - 3, 20th Nov 1963 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 21 day.
FIFA, 2 - 1, 23rd Oct 1963 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 24 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 12th Oct 1963 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 13 days.
GDR, 2 - 1, 2nd Jun 1963 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 3 days.
TCH, 4 - 2, 29th May 1963 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 30 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 8th May 1963 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 9 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 6th Apr 1963 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 7 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.