Billy Bannister was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 18th March 1901 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 22nd March 1902 aged 23. Bannister, born on 26th December 1878, in Burnley, has a FA Legacy Number of 264 and played as a Centre Half for his country.
Billy Bannister - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William Bannister
- Born: 26th December 1878, Burnley
- Died: 25th March 1942, Leicester aged 63
- England Career: 1901 - 1902
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Burnley (1) & Bolton Wanderers (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 264
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (HC) on 18th March 1901 aged 22 years, 2 months, 23 days
- Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 22nd March 1902 aged 23 years, 2 months, 27 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 4 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Half
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Steve Bloomer
- 2 Matches
- Albert Wilkes
- 2 Matches
- Billy Beats
- 1 Match
- Walter Bennett
- 1 Match
- Bertie Corbett
- 1 Match
- Jimmy Crabtree
- 1 Match
- Tip Foster
- 1 Match
- Matt Kingsley
- 1 Match
- Ernest Needham
- 1 Match
- William Oakley
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 4 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 1 - 0, 22nd Mar 1902 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 27 days. - WAL, 6 - 0, 18th Mar 1901 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 23 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.