Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruce Ian Bannister [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
1963–1965 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1965–1971 | Bradford City | 208 | (60) |
1971–1976 | Bristol Rovers | 206 | (80) |
1976–1977 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | (7) |
1977–1980 | Hull City | 85 | (20) |
1980–1982 | USL Dunkerque | ||
Total | 523 | (167) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bruce Ian Bannister (born 14 April 1947) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and is also a businessperson in sports shoe and apparel sales and distribution.
Born in Bradford, Bannister played for Leeds United, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Hull City and USL Dunkerque. [1] [2] [3] [4]
At Bradford City, he was known for scoring a "wonder goal" in 1968, an overhead kick. [5]
While at Bristol Rovers, Bannister and teammate Alan Warboys developed the 'Smash and Grab' method of football. [6]
Bannister founded Sportsshoes in 1982. In 1985, Sportsshoes launched its mail order service, and later became one of the first retailers to launch an e-commerce website. [7] The business was later taken over by Bannister's son Brett, and became an exclusively online and mail order operation. [8]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Bruce Ian Bannister [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
1963–1965 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1965–1971 | Bradford City | 208 | (60) |
1971–1976 | Bristol Rovers | 206 | (80) |
1976–1977 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | (7) |
1977–1980 | Hull City | 85 | (20) |
1980–1982 | USL Dunkerque | ||
Total | 523 | (167) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bruce Ian Bannister (born 14 April 1947) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and is also a businessperson in sports shoe and apparel sales and distribution.
Born in Bradford, Bannister played for Leeds United, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Hull City and USL Dunkerque. [1] [2] [3] [4]
At Bradford City, he was known for scoring a "wonder goal" in 1968, an overhead kick. [5]
While at Bristol Rovers, Bannister and teammate Alan Warboys developed the 'Smash and Grab' method of football. [6]
Bannister founded Sportsshoes in 1982. In 1985, Sportsshoes launched its mail order service, and later became one of the first retailers to launch an e-commerce website. [7] The business was later taken over by Bannister's son Brett, and became an exclusively online and mail order operation. [8]