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 Tommy BANKS 1955-1958 
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    Name: Thomas 'Tommy' Banks

    Nickname: "Bankie"

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    Country: :ENG: England
    Club: Bolton Wanderers
    Shirt Number: 3
    Position: ★SB, CB
    Side: LF/LS
    Age: 26-30 years (10/11/1929)

    Height: 171 cm
    Weight: 79 kg

    Attack: 62
    Defence: 83
    Balance: 87
    Stamina: 82
    Top Speed: 80
    Acceleration: 78
    Response: 81
    Agility: 76
    Dribble Accuracy: 70
    Dribble Speed: 74
    Short Pass Accuracy: 76
    Short Pass Speed: 75
    Long Pass Accuracy: 78
    Long Pass Speed: 76
    Shot Accuracy: 59
    Shot Power: 78
    Shot Technique: 61
    Free Kick Accuracy: 68
    Curling: 76
    Header: 74
    Jump: 78
    Technique: 75
    Aggression: 71
    Mentality: 91
    Goalkeeper Skills: 50
    Team Work: 80

    Injury Tolerance: B
    Condition: 5
    Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
    Weak Foot Frequency: 7
    Consistency: 6
    Growth type: Standard/Lasting

    CARDS:
    S07 – Man Marking
    S08 – Slide Tackle

    SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking - Sliding - Passing

    Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence-Minded

    Thomas Banks was born at Farnworth, Lancashire. He played for Bolton Wanderers from 1947 to 1961 and was a member of the 1958 FA Cup winning team when Bolton beat Manchester United. He also played six matches for the England national team in 1958, including all four matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Together with his right-back partner, Roy Hartle, he formed one of the most feared defensive combinations in English football.

    Ian Seddon in 'Ah'm Tellin' Thee: Tommy Banks' wrote:
    He knew (as did knowledgeable football fans come to realise) that apart from the hard uncompromising Tommy Banks here was a gifted footballer. He could pass the ball well, was reasonable in the air, and he could read a game of football. It was a man 's game back then, his unquestionable ability sadly often being lost in translation due to his physical approach.


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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ij7wiBzNu4 against Man United in FA cup final in 1958, 6:21s acceleration & dribble & pass with left foot, 8:10s chasing & tackling, 8:57s long pass with right foot, 9:25s tackling, 12:32s interception & long pass, 19:00s interception & being fouled & freekick, 21:01s interception, 29:41s dribble & accurate pass with right foot, 30:10s tackling, 31:20s sprinting,32:08s interception & clear, 35:47s short pass, 40:07s sprinting against Bobby Charlton, 41:05s 1-on-1 against Viollet, 44:11s long ball, 47:12s tackling, 49:47s header, 1:08:14s dribbling, 1:08:35s short pass, 1:11:25s long pass, 1:11:42s long freekick by right foot, 1:19:19s pass, 1:21:53s went up to the opponent's box & short pass, 1:28:11s dribbling & pass, 1:34:35s went up to the opponent's box & cross.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6kJLYuXviQ against USSR in 1958, 0:34s header, 3:54s tackling, 4:56s tackling, 6:22s tackle & pass, 8:12s pass, 11:46s dispossess G. Apukhtin, 11:55s long pass, 15:32s long pass, 17:06s dribble & pass, 19:05s overtaken G. Apukhtin, 20:08s ball control & clearance, 22:35s stand tackle, 24:11s long freekick, 27:46s speed racing against G. Apukhtin, 28:54s ball control & accurate long pass, 31:21s overataken by F. Yuri, 33:51s sprinting & tackling G. Apukhtin, 34:58s running & passing, 35:24s quick response & crossing, 43:31s ball control & dribbling & accurate long pass with right-foot, 44:04s quick response & pass, 45:09s right-footed lofted pass.


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    Wed May 01, 2024 6:13 am
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    Another player from my hometown. I've seen him around town a few times but he sadly is suffering with dementia nowadays


    Fri May 03, 2024 2:25 pm
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    Yeah, he is now the oldest surviving international


    Fri May 03, 2024 2:52 pm
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