Francis Banks

Francis Banks

Personal information
Full name	Francis Banks
Date of birth	February 1865
Place of birth	Aston, England
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	All Saints
1889–1890	Small Heath	4	(0)
1890–1???	Warwick County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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.^[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]

References

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