Gary Bannister
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Coventry City | 22 | (3) |
| 1980 | → Detroit Express (loan) | 22 | (10) |
| 1981–1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | 118 | (55) |
| 1984–1988 | Queens Park Rangers | 136 | (56) |
| 1988–1990 | Coventry City | 43 | (11) |
| 1990–1992 | West Bromwich Albion | 72 | (18) |
| 1992 | → Oxford United (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | (8) |
| 1993 | Stoke City | 15 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Hong Kong Rangers | ||
| 1994–1995 | Lincoln City | 29 | (7) |
| 1995–1996 | Darlington | 41 | (10) |
| Total | 539 | (182) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | England U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gary Bannister (born 22 July 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played for Coventry City (two spells), Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Oxford United, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Lincoln City and Darlington.
He had a long 17-year career lasting from 1978 to 1995 during which time he made 564 appearances in league and cup matches plus 42 as substitute. Bannister played as a striker, being just 5 foot 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighing little over 11 stone (70 kg) he relied on his pace and skill to score 199 career goals in all competitions. He made one appearance for the England Under 21 team against Poland in April 1982.
Bannister was born in Warrington, then in Lancashire. He joined Coventry City as an apprentice and graduated through their youth team to make his first team debut in May 1978. He made only 22 appearances, scoring three goals in over three years for Coventry City before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in a £100,000 deal in the summer of 1981. Bannister was a crowd favourite at Wednesday, he was top scorer in each of the three seasons he was there with 22 goals in each campaign. In his first season (1981–82) he was voted Player of the Year, and represented England at under-21 level. In 1983–84 he formed a feared partnership with Imre Varadi; the pair scored 41 goals between them as Wednesday returned to the First Division for the first time in 14 years.
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