Barry Banks is an English former professional

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footballer who played as a or in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, and at club level for

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

and

Hunslet Hunslet () is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is southeast of the city centre and has an industrial past. It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central parliamentar ...

Playing career

York

Banks played , and scored 2-

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s in

's 8–18 defeat by

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is pre ...

in the

1978–79 Yorkshire Cup The 1978–79 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-first occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating York by the score of 18-8 The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorksh ...

Final during the 1978–79 season at

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Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

on Saturday 28 October 1978.

Hull

Banks was transferred from York to Hull in October 1980 for a fee of £20,000. Banks played in Hull's 12–4 victory over

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challen ...

in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at

on Saturday 23 January 1982. For the 1984–85 season, Banks was loaned out to

, but broke his leg in a match against

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in December 1984.

International honours

Banks won a

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for

while at York in 1979 against France (sub).

References

External links

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Stats → PastPlayers → B at hullfc.com
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Statistics at hullfc.com
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