| Fullname | Bruce Ian Bannister[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 14 April 1947 (age 79) |
| Birth place | Bradford, England |
| Position | Striker |
| Youthclubs 1 | Leeds United |
| Youthyears 2 | 1963–1965 |
| Youthclubs 2 | Bradford City |
| Years 1 | 1965–1971 |
| Clubs 1 | Bradford City |
| Caps 1 | 208 |
| Goals 1 | 60 |
| Years 2 | 1971–1976 |
| Clubs 2 | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps 2 | 206 |
| Goals 2 | 80 |
| Years 3 | 1976–1977 |
| Clubs 3 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps 3 | 24 |
| Goals 3 | 7 |
| Years 4 | 1977–1980 |
| Clubs 4 | Hull City |
| Caps 4 | 85 |
| Goals 4 | 20 |
| Years 5 | 1980–1982 |
| Clubs 5 | USL Dunkerque |
| Totalcaps | 523 |
| Totalgoals | 167 |
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.
Football career
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]
Business career
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]
References
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- ^ "Bruce Bannister". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Bruce Bannister". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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- ^ "Garnacho goal stirs memories of Bannister beauty for Bantams". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 27 November 2023.
- ^ Honeyball, Lee (5 March 2006). "Smash and Grab". The Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
- ^ "Profile: Brett Bannister". Yorkshire Post. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Bradford Sportsshoes shop to close after rent rise (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)". Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.