Jack Bannister (born 26 January 1942 in

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, England), is an English former

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who played as a wing half in the

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. He made a total of 253 appearances for

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, Crystal Palace, Luton Town and Cambridge United before moving into

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with Dunstable Town.

Playing career

Bannister began his youth career at

and went on to a senior career at the club, but after only nine

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appearances over four seasons, signed for

in 1964. However, after only a further nine appearances he signed for Crystal Palace on 1 July 1965. In 1965–66, Bannister made 22 appearances, but in the two subsequent seasons missed only one game. In 1969, Palace were promoted to the top tier for the first time, but Bannister played only 15 times, in the early part of the promotion season, and in October 1968, was transferred to Luton Town. He made 83 appearances over two seasons for Luton, before finishing his league career at Cambridge United (32 appearances). He then moved into

with Dunstable Town.

References

External links

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Jack Bannister at holmesdale.net
1942 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Chesterfield Men's association football midfielders West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players English Football League players Dunstable Town F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub