Gordon Banks, the goalkeeper in England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died aged 81. Banks, who made 510 league appearances for Chesterfield, Leicester and Stoke, was an influential figure as the ...
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (Reuters) - Crowds of mourning fans joined luminaries of English football for a final farewell on Monday to Gordon Banks, a steelworker's son who became one of the world's ...
A blue plaque celebrating Sheffield-born football legend Gordon Banks has been unveiled in the city, paying tribute to the goalkeeper who helped England lift the World Cup in 1966.