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Banks, Gordon

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Banks, Gordon (1937– )

English footballer. Banks kept goal for England's 1966 World Cup-winning side. Widely recognized as one of the world's greatest goalkeepers, his brilliant reflexes were most memorably displayed by his famous save from Pelé in the 1970 World Cup finals, which has been called the ‘save of the century’. He won 73 full England caps between 1963 and 1972 before an eye injury sustained in a car accident prematurely ended his international career.

Career highlights

International appearances (1963–72)

73

World Cup

1966

League Cup

1964, 1972

Awards

English Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

1972

He made his league debut in 1958 for Chesterfield before joining Leicester City the following year. He was on the losing side in two FA Cup finals but won a League Cup winners' medal in 1964. He was signed by Stoke City in 1967, and won a second League Cup in 1972, when his brilliant performance in the final helped him earn the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award.



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