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.

This article is about the English footballer. For the Archdeacon of Trinidad, see Frederick Banks (priest). For Frederick Banks, an American convicted criminal and musician, see United States v. Vampire Nation.

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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