Francis Banks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Banks | ||
| Date of birth | February 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Aston, England | ||
| Date of death | Not known | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | All Saints | ? | (?) |
| 1889–1890 | Small Heath | 4 | (0) |
| 1890–1xxx | Warwick County | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francis Banks (February 1865 – after 1890) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Banks was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham, and joined Small Heath as a backup to goalkeeper Chris Charsley in 1889.[1] In his first competitive game he conceded nine goals away at Sheffield Wednesday, and in his remaining three games, at the end of the 1889–90 season, he let in a total of nineteen.[2] He then joined Warwick County of the Midland League.[1]