Francis_Banks

Francis Banks

Francis Banks

English footballer

For the British engineer, see Francis Rodwell Banks.

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]

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


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