1966–67 Stoke City F.C. season within the next twelve months. In the summer of 1966 Waddington secured the services of former Newcastle United winger George Eastham from Arsenal for £35,000. The other was goalkeeper Gordon Banks who was snapped up for a bargain £52,000 from Leicester City in April 1967. Matt Gillies, the Leicester manager was coming under considerable pressure to play his young reserve Peter Shilton and decided to sell the 29-year-old Banks to Stoke. It is widely considered that this was a 'steal' as Banks carried on to play for England for another five years. Banks left English football in 1972 and ironically
Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex the Ladd S. Gordon Memorial Scholarship for graduate students in his honor. The Tucumcari State Wildlife Area, home of Tucumcari Lake, was formerly known as the Ladd S. Gordon State Wildlife Area. It is to the east of Tucumcari and is frequented by wintering ducks from mid-October, and by geese from mid-November. Citations Sources External links Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex The Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex is a group of four conservation area in New Mexico devoted to assisting birdlife in the region. The Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex contains four wildlife management areas in Valencia and Socorro County,