Name: Samuel James BanksBorn: 5 March 1915, Belfast
Died: 17 February 1999, Portstewart
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Position: Centre-Forward
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1937), 3 Amateur Caps / 1 Goal (1936-1938).
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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Other
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Cliftonville
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35/36-37/38
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-
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Amateur
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*/42
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-
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-
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Linfield
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38/39
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Aug-38
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Amateur
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*3/ 3
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-
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-
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TOTALS
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-
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£0
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/45
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-
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-
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Biography:
Sam Banks established himself in the Cliftonville team in 1935/36 and showed enough ability to be selected for Amateur Ireland verses Scotland. His 5 goals for Cliftonville in the 6-4 defeat of Glenavon in the League on the 26th September 1936 and his goal for Amateur Ireland against England in a 5-1 win in February 1937 led to his selection for the full International verses Wales at Wrexham on St Patrick’s Day 1937. A regular goalscorer for Cliftonville for three seasons, he scored 12 times in 1937/38 before joining Linfield in August 1938. An injury after 3 goals in 3 matches saw the end of his career.
Ireland Cap Details:
17-03-1937 Wales... A L 1-4 BC (22 years, 12 days)
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
22-04-1936 Scotland H L 3-5
13-02-1937 England. H W 5-1 1 Goal
19-02-1938 England. A D 1-1
Summary: 3/1. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 1.
By George Glass. Picture courtesy of Red1 on the ILSF.
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