by Gordon Banks
(h) 0–0 League Cup (replay) (aet)
13 Nov
Chelsea
(h) 0–1
15 Nov
Manchester United
(h) 2-1 League Cup (2nd replay)
20 Nov
Leeds United
(a) 0–1
23 Nov
Bristol Rovers
(a) 4–2 League Cup
27 Nov
Newcastle United
(h) 3–3
4 Dec
Everton
(a) 0–0
8 Dec
West Ham United
(h) 1–2 League Cup semi-final (1)
11 Dec
Manchester United
(h) 1–1
15 Dec
West Ham United
(a) 1–0 League Cup semi-final (2)
18 Dec
Wolves
(a) 0–2
27 Dec
Manchester City
(h) 1–3
1 Jan
Huddersfield Town
(a) 0–0
5 Jan
West Ham United
(n) 0–0 League Cup (replay)
8 Jan
Arsenal
(h) 0–0
15 Jan
Chesterfield
(h) 2–1 FA Cup
22 Jan
Southampton
(h) 3–1
26 Jan
West Ham United
(n) 3–2 League Cup (2nd replay)
29 Jan
Leicester City
(a) 1–2
5 Feb
Tranmere Rovers
(a) 2–2 FA Cup
9 Feb
Tranmere Rovers
(h) 2–0 FA Cup (replay)
12 Feb
Ipswich Town
(h) 3–3
19 Feb
Tottenham Hotspur
(a) 0–2
26 Feb
Hull City
(h) 4–1 FA Cup
3 Mar
Chelsea
(n) 2–1 League Cup final
18 Mar
Manchester United
(a) 1–1 FA Cup
22 Mar
Manchester United
(h) 2–1 FA Cup (replay) (aet)
25 Mar
Derby County
(h) 1–1
28 Mar
Liverpool
(a) 1–2
1 Apr
Manchester City
(a) 2–1
4 Apr
West Ham United
(h) 0–0
8 Apr
Leeds United
(h) 3–0
15 Apr
Arsenal
(n) 1–1 FA Cup semi-final
19 Apr
Arsenal
(n) 1–2 FA Cup (replay)
22 Apr
Everton
(h) 1–1
5 May
West Bromwich Albion
(h) 1–1
8 May
Newcastle United
(a) 0–0
1972–73
26 Aug
Everton
(h) 1–1
30 Aug
Norwich City
(a) 0–2
2 Sep
Coventry City
(a) 1–2
6 Sep
Sunderland
(h) 3–0 League Cup
9 Sep
Leeds United
(h) 2–2
13 Sep
Kaiserslautern
(h) 3–1 UEFA Cup
16 Sep
Ipswich Town
(a) 0–2
3 Oct
Ipswich Town
(a) 2–1 League Cup
7 Oct
Tottenham Hotspur
(a) 3–4
14 Oct
Newcastle United
(h) 2–0
21 Oct
Liverpool
(a) 1–2
Summary: League 194; FA Cup 27; League Cup 19; UEFA Cup 1; other sponsored cup competitions (not shown) 5; Total 246.
International Matches
1963
6 Apr
Scotland
Wembley
1–2
8 May
Brazil
Wembley
1–1
20 May
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
4–2
20 June
East Germany
Leipzig
2–1
12 Oct
Wales
Cardiff
4–0
23 Oct
Rest of the World
Wembley
2–1
20 Nov
Northern Ireland
Wembley
8–3
1964
11 Apr
Scotland
Glasgow
0–1
6 May
Uruguay
Wembley
2–1
17 May
Portugal
Lisbon
4–3
27 May
USA
New York
10–0
4 June
Portugal
São Paulo
1–1
6 June
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
0–1
3 Oct
Northern Ireland
Belfast
4–3
1965
10 Apr
Scotland
Wembley
2–2
5 May
Hungary
Wembley
1–0
9 May
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
1–1
12 May
West Germany
Nuremberg
1–0
16 May
Sweden
Gothenburg
2–1
10 Nov
Northern Ireland
Wembley
2–1
8 Dec
Spain
Madrid
2–0
1966
5 Jan
Poland
Liverpool
1–1
23 Feb
West Germany
Wembley
1–0
2 Apr
Scotland
Glasgow
4–3
4 May
Yugoslavia
Wembley
2–0
26 June
Finland
Helsinki
3–0
5 July
Poland
Chorzow
1–0
11 July
Uruguay (WC)
Wembley
0–0
16 July
Mexico (WC)
Wembley
2–0
20 July
France (WC)
Wembley
2–0
23 July
Argentina (WC)
Wembley
1–0
26 July
Portugal (WC)
Wembley
2–1
30 July
West Germany (WCF)
Wembley
4–2 (aet)
22 Oct
Northern Ireland (ECQ)
Belfast
2–0
2 Nov
Czechoslovakia
Wembley
0–0
16 Nov
Wales (ECQ)
Wembley
5–1
1967
15 Apr
Scotland (ECQ)
Wembley
2–3
21 Oct
Wales (ECQ)
Cardiff
3–0
22 Nov
Northern Ireland (ECQ)
W
embley
2–0
6 Dec
USSR
Wembley
2–2
1968
24 Feb
Scotland (ECQ)
Glasgow
1–1
3 Apr
Spain (ECQ)
Wembley
1–0
1 June
West Germany
Hanover
0–1
5 June
Yugoslavia (ECF)
Florence
0–1
8 June
USSR (ECF)
Rome
2–0
6 Nov
Romania
Bucharest
0–0
1969
15 Jan
Romania
Wembley
1–1
12 Mar
France
Wembley
5–0
3 May
Northern Ireland
Belfast
3–1
10 May
Scotland
Wembley
4–1
8 June
Uruguay
Montevideo
2–1
12 June
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1–2
1970
14 Jan
Holland
Wembley
0–0
25 Feb
Belgium
Brussels
3–1
18 Apr
Wales
Cardiff
1–1
21 Apr
Northern Ireland
Wembley
3–1
25 Apr
Scotland
Glasgow
0–0
20 May
Colombia
Bogotá
4–0
24 May
Ecuador
Quito
2–0
2 June
Romania (WC)
Guadalajara
1–0
7 June
Brazil (WC)
Guadalajara
0–1
11 June
Czechoslovakia (WC)
Guadalajara
1–0
1971
3 Feb
Malta (ECQ)
Valletta
1–0
21 Apr
Greece (ECQ)
Wembley
3–0
12 May
Malta (ECQ)
Wembley
5–0
15 May
Northern Ireland
Belfast
1–0
22 May
Scotland
Wembley
3–1
13 Oct
Switzerland (ECQ)
Basle
3–2
1 Dec
Greece (ECQ)
Athens
2–0
1972
29 Apr
West Germany (ECQ)
Wembley
1–3
13 May
West Germany (ECQ)
Berlin
0–0
20 May
Wales
Cardiff
3–0
27 May
Scotland
Glasgow
1–0
Total caps: 73.
Overall
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Chesterfield
23
3
26
Leicester City
293
34
25
4
356
Stoke City
194
27
19
6
246
England
73
England Under-23s
2
TOTAL
510
64
44
10
703
Miscellaneous Statistics
Kept 162 clean sheets in 628 first-class matches in English domestic football.
Kept 35 clean sheets in 73 appearances for England and was on the losing side on only nine occasions.
Conceded 57 goals in 73 matches for England – an average of 0.78 per game.
Played in 23 consecutive matches for England between 1964 and 1967 without defeat.
Honours
OBE 1970
World Cup Winner 1966
League Cup Winner 1964, 1972
FA Cup runner-up 1961, 1963
League Cup runner-up 1965
English Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year 1972
FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
NASL Goalkeeper of the Year 1977
Daily Express Sportsman of the Year 1971, 1972
Index
Adamson, Jimmy 76, 167
agents 126–8
Albert, Florian 246
Alberto, Carlos 2, 324
Albrecht, Jorge 245
Aldershot 181
Allchurch, Len 96
Allen, Les 87, 90
Allen, Tony 168, 297
Anderson, Jimmy 101
Anderson, Johnny 62, 64, 84
Andrews, Eamonn 368
Angus, John 98
Appleton, Colin 65, 90, 111, 137, 158, 183, 205
apprenticeships 82–3
Argentina 194–6
defeat of by England in World Cup (2002) 340–1
quarter-final against England in World Cup (1966) 256–61, 262
and World Cup (1966) 245–6
Armfield, Jimmy 171, 228
Arsenal 59, 175, 179
v Leicester City 132, 180
v Stoke City 342–3
v Stoke City in FA Cup semifinals 349–50, 351, 352–5
Artime, Luis 260
Ashmore, Alf 42
Astle, Jeff 309, 311, 312–13, 327–8
Aston, Ken 257
Aston Villa 133
Atletico Madrid 134, 136–8
‘Back Home’ (single) 305
Bailey, Gary 287
Baillie, Joe 65
Baker, Joe 68
Bakhramov, Tofik 277
ball
changing nature of 388–91
introduction of light ball for World Cup (2002) 392–3
Ball, Alan 209–10, 297
and World Cup (1966) 242, 250, 251, 253, 256, 265, 266–7, 274, 276, 279
and World Cup (1970) 323, 327,
Bangor City 378–9
Banks, David (brother) 5
Banks, Gordon
EARLY YEARS
and death of brother (Jack) 22
footballing heroes 22–3
jobs after leaving school 23, 24–5
living close to the railway 8–9
love of cinema 19–20
passion for football 7
playing for Sheffield Schoolboys 23
and trainspotting 7–8
upbringing and childhood in Sheffield 4–6, 8–15, 17–19, 38
GOALKEEPING CAREER
best saves 329–30
called up for England 134–5
coaching job at Vale Park 377–8
decision to retire from English League football 368
decision to retire from playing 377
injuries sustained 39, 155, 212, 300–1
job as coach to Stoke’s youth team 368
involved in 1966 World Cup team 385
last game 362
list of honours received 427
manager of Telford United 378–80
plays for England see England
plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in Florida 369–77
plays for Chesterfield see Chesterfield
plays for England U
nder 23-squad 98–9
plays for Leicester see Leicester City
plays for Millspaugh 23–4
plays for Rawmarsh Welfare 24
plays for Stoke see Stoke City and press 190–1, 204
sacking from Telford 380–1
save from Hurst in League Cup semi-final and photograph of 357–9
save from Pelé in World Cup (1970) 3–4, 325, 328–9, 330
selected for full England team by Ramsey (1963) 167
testimonial at Stoke 368
use of chewing gum on hands 263–4, 271
voted Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year (1972) 361
voted NASL Goalkeeper of the Year 376–7
PERSONAL LIFE
awarded OBE 319–20, 330
car accident and eye injury 362–6
charity work 385
and death of father 318–19
house near Stoke 291
importance of family values 38
letters from well-wishers after eye injury 367
living in Florida 371–2
marriage and family life 38, 78–9, 80
and National Service 38
philosophy 400
running a corporate hospitality business 381–2
stomach tumour 386
and This is Your Life 368–9
working on pools panel 383–5
Banks, John (Jack) (brother) 5, 20, 22