Alan Banks (rugby league)
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| Full name | Alan Banks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1965 (age 58–59) Pontefract, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Banks (birth registered second 1⁄4 1965[1]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers, as a wing or stand-off.
Background
[edit]Alan Banks' birth was registered in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
[edit]Banks made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Wednesday 28 April 1982,[2] during his time at Featherstone Rovers he scored two 3-point tries, and forty-five 4-point tries.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Banks played stand-off in Featherstone Rovers' 14–12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969.
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Banks played on the wing in Featherstone Rovers' 14–20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.
Genealogical information
[edit]Banks is the uncle of the rugby league footballer; Tommy Saxton.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
External links
[edit]- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part I - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part II - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part III - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part IV - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part V - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part VI - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part VII - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part VIII - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part IX - a featherstone rovers blog
- The Story of Wembley 1983. Part X - a featherstone rovers blog