Barry Banks (rugby league)

For the English tenor, see Barry Banks (tenor).

Barry Banks

Personal information
Full name	Barry Banks
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1979–80 York 1980–84 Hull FC 55 24 0 0 77 1984–85 Hunslet 5 20 Total 55 29 0 0 97 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1977–79 Yorkshire 2 1 0 0 3 1979 Great Britain U24 1 0 0 0 0 1979 England 1 0 0 0 0
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Barry Banks is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback, centre or stand-off in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for York, Hull FC and Hunslet.

Playing career

York

Banks played stand-off, and scored two goals in York's 8–18 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1978–79 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 28 October 1978.

Hull FC

Banks was transferred from York to Hull FC in October 1980 for a fee of £20,000.

Banks played fullback in Hull's 12–4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982.

For the 1984–85 season, Banks was loaned out to Hunslet, but broke his leg in a match against Widnes in December 1984.

International honours

Banks won a cap for England while at York in 1979 against France (sub).

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → B at hullfc.com
• (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com