Charles Bannister (1879 – August 1952) was an English
footballer who played in
the Football League for
Manchester City
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and
Lincoln City and in the
Southern League for
Swindon Town and
Reading.
A
centre half, he was born in
Burton upon Trent,
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
,
[ and emigrated to Australia after his retirement from professional football.][
]
References
1879 births
Sportspeople from Burton upon Trent
1952 deaths
English footballers
Association football defenders
Newtown A.F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Oldham County F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
Swindon Town F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
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