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Kenny Banks
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Banks
Date of birth (1923-10-19)19 October 1923
Place of birth Wigan, England
Date of death 1994 (aged 70–71)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1952 Southport 118 (5)
1952–1959 Wigan Athletic 180 (21)
Total 298 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth "Kenny" Banks (born 19 October 1923 in Wigan, Lancashire) was an English footballer and coach. He played as a wing half.

Banks started his career at Southport, initially signing as an amateur before turning professional a couple of months later.[1] After six years at the club, he returned to his hometown to play for Wigan Athletic. Between 1952 and 1959, he played 180 games and scored 21 goals for the club in the Lancashire Combination.[2]

After the end of his playing career, Banks moved into coaching.[3] He began coaching the reserves at Wigan Athletic, and was eventually appointed as first-team coach.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cherry, D. B. (1979). The League: At Last. D.B.C. Enterprises. p. 85.
  2. ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
  3. ^ Struthers, Greg (26 February 2006). "Caught in Time Wigan win election to the Football League 1978". The Times. London.

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