Frederick Banks

Frederick William Banks (9 December 1888 – 16 January 1957) was an English professional footballer who made 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Nottingham Forest.[2] He played as an outside forward.

Frederick Banks
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Banks
Date of birth (1888-12-09)9 December 1888
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death 16 January 1957(1957-01-16) (aged 68)[1]
Place of death Nottingham, England
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Park Road
Myrtle Villa
1909–1910 Birmingham 1 (0)
1910–191? Stourbridge
191?–1911 Wellington Town
1911–1914 Nottingham Forest 56 (5)
1914–1915 Stalybridge Celtic
1915–1920 Nottingham Forest 15 (0)
1920–192? Worksop Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Banks was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham. He played local football before joining Birmingham in 1909.[3] He made his debut in the Second Division on 13 November 1909, deputising for Fred Chapple in a home game against Lincoln City which Birmingham won 1–0.[4] This was the only first-team game he played for Birmingham.[3]

He played non-league football for Stourbridge and Wellington Town, and then returned to the Football League with Nottingham Forest.[3] In two spells with the club either side of a season with Stalybridge Celtic and interrupted by the First World War, Banks played 73 games in all competitions, before moving back to non-league with Worksop Town in 1920.[3][5]

Banks went on to become Notts County's trainer, and he died in Nottingham in 1957.[3]

References

  1. UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1838-2014
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 16. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 156.
  5. "Player Profile: Frederick William Banks". u-reds.com. Retrieved 8 April 2009.


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