Gordon Banks

English association football player (1937–2019)

AI overview

Gordon Banks was an English football goalkeeper who played during the mid-to-late 20th century and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players at his position. He matters because of his exceptional skill and influence on the sport, particularly during England's 1966 World Cup victory.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Film & TV

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

English football goalkeeper and 1966 World Cup winner.

Known for

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys — Self2016
Bobby — Self2016
The 60s: The Beatles Decade2008
Stoke City Vs Chelsea 1972 League Cup Final2004
Pelé Forever — Self (archive footage)2004
The Jim Baxter Story2001
Hooligan '96 — Self1996
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos — Self1992
A Touch of Frost — Self1992
Scotland the Brave: The Greatest Triumphs Over England1990

via TMDB

Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Goalkeeper
Nationality: England

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Gordon
Family name: Banks
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Sheffield
Place of death: Stoke-on-Trent
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: English Football Hall of Fame
Participant in: 1968 UEFA European Championship
Sport: association football
Position played: goalkeeper
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: England
Mass: 84
Official website: www.gordonbanks.org
Image: Gordon banks figurita.jpg
Height: 183

Show 11 more facts

medical condition: one-eyed
date of death: 2019-02-12
name in native language: Gordon Banks
cause of death: kidney cancer
coach of sports team: Telford United F.C.
end of work period: 1978-00-00
start of work period: 1955-00-00
social media followers: 7163
manner of death: natural causes
date of birth: 1937-12-30
Commons category: Gordon Banks

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~33 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gordon Banks” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.