Gordon Banks

English association football player (1937–2019)
Person human Q213879
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Gordon Banks

Summary

Gordon Banks is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sheffield[2]. He was born on December 30, 1937[3]. He died in Stoke-on-Trent[4]. He died on February 12, 2019[5]. He worked as an association football player[6], autobiographer[7], and association football coach[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,176 views/month, #6,691 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sheffield[2], Gordon Banks…
  • Gordon Banks died in Stoke-on-Trent[4].
  • Gordon Banks was born on December 30, 1937[3].
  • Gordon Banks died on February 12, 2019[5].
  • Gordon Banks held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • English was Gordon Banks's native language[11].
  • Gordon Banks worked as an association football player[6].
  • Gordon Banks's professions included autobiographer[7].
  • Gordon Banks worked as an association football coach[8].
  • Gordon Banks received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Gordon Banks received the English Football Hall of Fame[13].
  • Gordon Banks is recorded as male[14].
  • Gordon Banks's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Chesterfield F.C.[16].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Hellenic F.C.[17].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Cleveland Stokers[18].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Leicester City F.C.[19].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as St Patrick's Athletic F.C.[20].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Stoke City F.C.[21].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Fort Lauderdale Strikers[22].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as England national under-21 association football team[23].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as England men's national association football team[24].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Chesterfield F.C.[25].
  • Gordon Banks's member of sports team is recorded as Rawmarsh Welfare F.C.[26].
  • Gordon Banks's league or competition is recorded as North American Soccer League[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sheffield[2], Gordon Banks… he was born on December 30, 1937[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[6], autobiographer[7], and association football coach[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29] and English Football Hall of Fame[13], an association football hall of fame[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 2002[32].

Death and Burial

Gordon Banks died on February 12, 2019[5]. He passed away in Stoke-on-Trent[4]. The cause of death was kidney cancer[33].

Why It Matters

Gordon Banks ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,176 views/month, #6,691 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Gordon Banks born?

Gordon Banks was born in Sheffield[2].

Where did Gordon Banks die?

Gordon Banks passed away in Stoke-on-Trent[4].

What did Gordon Banks do for work?

Gordon Banks worked as association football player[6], autobiographer[7], and association football coach[8].

What awards did Gordon Banks receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12] and English Football Hall of Fame[13].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] . wikidata.org.
  14. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [6] . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . wikidata.org.
  24. [33] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . stokesentinel.co.uk. stokesentinel.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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