Francis Banks

Francis Banks
Personal information
Date of birth February 1865
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
All Saints
1889–1890 Small Heath 4 (0)
1890–1??? Warwick County
* Club domestic league appearances and 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. 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. He then joined Warwick County of the Midland League.

References

  1. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ↑ Matthews, p. 140.