Herbert Banks

Herbert Banks
Personal information
Full nameHerbert Ernest Banks
Date of birth1873
Place of birthCoventry, England
Date of death1947 (aged 73–74)
Place of deathSmethwick, England
Playing positionInside Left
Youth career
189?-189?72nd Seaforth Highlanders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1896–1897Everton2(0)
1896–1897St Mirren??(?)
1897–1899Third Lanark28(3)
1899–1901Millwall Athletic26(11)
1901Aston Villa5(0)
1901–1903Bristol City40(18)
1903–1904Watford19(21)
1904–1905Coventry City18(12)
1905–1906Stafford Rangers??(?)
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National team
1901England1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Herbert Ernest "Bertie" Banks (1873–1947) was an English footballer player who made over 40 appearances in the Football League, over 20 appearances in the Scottish League and over 40 appearances in the Southern League, scoring over 60 goals in a career as an inside left.[1][2]

Career

Bertie Banks played for Everton, St Mirren on loan, Third Lanark, Millwall Athletic, Aston Villa, Bristol City, Watford, Coventry City and Stafford Rangers.[1][2] During his time at Millwall, Banks made an appearance for the English national side, in a 3–0 British Home Championship win against Ireland.[3] At Watford, his goalscoring rate exceeded a goal per game.[4]

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890–91 to 1938–39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Joyce, Michael (2002). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (4 January 2004). "England - International results 1900–1919". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 30. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.