Talk:Gordon Banks

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One source says December 20 was his birthday. Is this just rubbish/a typo?

one of his most famous stories tells of how he casually said "See you Alf!" to his England boss after one get-together ended, only for Ramsey to reply "Will you?" - Didn't Geoff Hurst say that?

Was he born in Tamworth. All the other things I've found say Sheffield. http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_781528516/Banks_Gordon.html

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Caps and goal figures in the article likely contain European cup/Domestic cup data in addition to Domestic League data (this is very certain based on this user's previous edits containing similar information [1]. Please correct this issue and leave a note here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alfmaster#Footballers.27_European_goals, to warn this person about putting improper information on Wikipedia. --Palffy 21:12, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

According to his Football Heroes profile, a reliable and professional site run by a photographic and journalism agency, he made 194 League appearances for Stoke. Bentley Banana 17:45, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Chesterfield FC historian adds - to the best of my knowledge his dob is 20th December, and he was born in Sheffield.

[edit] Jargon

Can somebody please explain (and rewrite) what a "5-4-3 record" is, please. Guinness (talk) 13:00, 17 January 2008 (UTC)