Gary Bannister

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Warrington, Lancashire
Date Of Birth
22 July 1960
Age
65
Games Played
73
-
Per Game
Games Started
65
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
5839
80.0
Per Game
Goals
16
0.2
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Bio
Stats
Matches
Gallery
Transfers
Internationals

A product of City’s youth policy in the 1970s Gary had two spells at the club but failed to reproduce the goalscoring form that made him a massive success at Sheffield Wednesday and QPR between his two periods at Coventry. Originally a winger, he was allowed to leave for £100,000 because of the promise of Peter Bodak and scored prolifically, helping Wednesday to two promotions and winning an England Under 21 cap. Re-signed by John Sillett in 1988 from QPR, Gary failed to impress and was sold to West Brom in 1990. He later played for Forest, Stoke, Darlington and Lincoln. For the last few years he has lived in Cornwall where he is involved with holiday accommodation.

First Division (England)
1989-1990
Coventry City
11
10
1
838′
2 (0)
1988-1989
Coventry City
24
22
2
2006′
1
8 (0)
1987-1988
Coventry City
7
7
589′
1 (0)
1980-1981
Coventry City
11
9
2
833′
2 (0)
1979-1980
Coventry City
7
5
2
466′
1978-1979
Coventry City
4
3
1
310′
1 (0)
64
56
8
5042′
0
0
1
14 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1989-1990
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1988-1989
Coventry City
3
3
270′
2 (0)
1980-1981
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1979-1980
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1978-1979
Coventry City
1
1
90′
7
7
0
630′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1980-1981
Coventry City
2
2
167′
2
2
0
167′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
73
65
8
5839′
0
0
1
16 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1989-1990
Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:2
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
61`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:1
14`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
53`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
80`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Littlewoods Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
L 3:1
90`
Football League First Division 1988-1989
Football League First Division 1988-1989
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
D 2:2
45`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
69`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
27`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
65`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 3:4
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
Littlewoods Cup 1988-1989
Littlewoods Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
A
W 0:4
90`
1
Football League First Division 1987-1988
Football League First Division 1987-1988
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
78`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 2:2
61`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
90`
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
23`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:1
60`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
L 0:1
30`
FA Cup 1980-1981
FA Cup 1980-1981
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 1:1
77`
League Cup 1980-1981
League Cup 1980-1981
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
20`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 1:3
72`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 0:0
84`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 0:0
20`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
League Cup 1979-1980
League Cup 1979-1980
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 0:0
Football League First Division 1978-1979
Football League First Division 1978-1979
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:0
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 4:2
80`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 4:1
50`
League Cup 1978-1979
League Cup 1978-1979
Coventry City
Chester
A
L 2:1
90`

1 cap for England U21 after leaving City