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Gordon Banks OBE

Gordon Banks, OBE is a former England international football goalkeeper and was part of the World Cup-winning team of 1966. ‘Banksy’ made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for his country and is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He began his career with Chesterfield and played for Leicester City and then Stoke City – winning the League Cup with both. He is known for making one of the game’s greatest saves to prevent a Pelé goal in the 1970 World Cup.