Paul Bannister

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Paul Bannister
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Brian Wharburton, Bannister, John James, Stanley Matthews, John Bostock and Stan Turner (left to right)
Personal information
Full name Paul Francis Bannister [1]
Date of birth (1947-10-11) 11 October 1947 (age 76) [1]
Place of birth Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1968 Port Vale 12 (2)
Eastwood
Milton United
Copestick & Farrell
Hanley Rangers
Middleport W.M.C.
Managerial career
Middleport W.M.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Francis Bannister (born 11 October 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He made 12 appearances in the Football League for Port Vale between 1965 and 1968, before spells in non-League football with Eastwood, Milton United, Copestick & Farrell, Hanley Rangers, and Middleport W.M.C.

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Career

Bannister graduated through the Port Vale youth side to sign as a professional in April 1965. [1] He played the last two games of the 1964–65 season and scored the club's last goal of the season in a 2–1 win over Walsall at Vale Park. [1] At the end of the season, Jackie Mudie's side was relegated from the Third Division to the Fourth Division. [1] He played the opening two games of the following season, but fell out of favour. [1] For the clash with bottom-placed Bradford City on 12 January, Vale assembled the youngest ever Football League forward line: Alex Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19). [1] He broke his leg in a 2–0 home win over Halifax Town on 27 April 1966. [1] After a second leg fracture he finally recovered to play in the first-team again in April 1968, but after three consecutive appearances under Stanley Matthews in 1967–68, he was released by the "Valiants" in July of that year. [1] He moved into non-League football with Eastwood, Milton United, Copestick & Farrell and Hanley Rangers, before taking up a player-manager role with Middleport W.M.C. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [2]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1964–65 Third Division 210021
1965–66 Fourth Division 710071
1966–67 Fourth Division000000
1967–68 Fourth Division300030
Total12200122

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 17. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Paul Bannister at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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