Billy Bannister
| Date of birth | 1879 |
| Place of birth | Burnley |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Centre half |
| Died | 26 March 1942 |
Bannister only played two League games in the 1903-04 promotion-winning season due to illness and injury and was transferred to Leicester Fosse in May 1904.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1900-01 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | ||||
| 1901-02 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | ||||
| 1902-03 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1902-03 | Arsenal | League Division Two | 16 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Arsenal | League Division Two | 2 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 1904-05 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 28 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 38 | 5 |
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| 1906-07 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1906-07 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 37 | 6 |
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| 1907-08 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 33 | 2 |
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| 1908-09 | Leicester City | League Division One | 12 | 1 |
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| 1909-10 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Sep 1904 | Blackpool v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1904 | Leicester City v Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1904 | Gainsborough Trinity v Leicester City | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Sep 1904 | Leicester City v Burton United | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Oct 1904 | Liverpool v Leicester City | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Oct 1904 | Leicester City v Port Vale | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Oct 1904 | Bristol City v Leicester City | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Oct 1904 | Leicester City v Manchester United | L | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Oct 1904 | Leicester City v Linby Church | W | 10-1 | FA Cup | 3rd qualifying round |
| 05 Nov 1904 | Leicester City v Chesterfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Nov 1904 | Leicester City v Gresley Rovers | W | 5-0 | FA Cup | 4th qualifying round |
| 19 Nov 1904 | Leicester City v Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Nov 1904 | Northampton Town v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 5th qualifying round |
| 01 Dec 1904 | Leicester City v Northampton Town | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 5th qualifying round replay |
| 03 Dec 1904 | Barnsley v Leicester City | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Dec 1904 | Southall v Leicester City | W | 0-4 | FA Cup | 6th qualifying round |
| 15 Dec 1904 | Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Dec 1904 | Burnley v Leicester City | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Dec 1904 | Leicester City v Grimsby Town | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1904 | Leicester City v Glossop North End | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1904 | Leicester City v Bolton Wanderers | L | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Dec 1904 | Leicester City v Blackpool | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Jan 1905 | West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City | W | 2-5 | FA Cup | Intermediate round |
| 07 Jan 1905 | Doncaster Rovers v Leicester City | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Feb 1905 | Aston Villa v Leicester Fosse | L | 5-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 11 Feb 1905 | Leicester City v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Feb 1905 | Manchester United v Leicester City | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Feb 1905 | Leicester City v Gainsborough Trinity | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Mar 1905 | Chesterfield Town v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Mar 1905 | Leicester City v Bradford City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Mar 1905 | Lincoln City v Leicester City | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Apr 1905 | Leicester City v Burnley | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Apr 1905 | Glossop North End v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Apr 1905 | Grimsby Town v Leicester City | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Apr 1905 | Bradford City v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Sep 1905 | Leicester City v Leyton Orient | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Sep 1905 | Leicester City v Leeds City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1905 | Burton United v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Sep 1905 | Leicester City v Chelsea | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Oct 1905 | Burnley v Leicester City | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Oct 1905 | Gainsborough Trinity v Leicester City | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Oct 1905 | Leicester City v Bristol City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Oct 1905 | Manchester United v Leicester City | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Oct 1905 | Leicester City v Glossop North End | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Nov 1905 | Stockport County v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Nov 1905 | Leicester City v Blackpool | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Nov 1905 | Bradford City v Leicester City | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Nov 1905 | Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Dec 1905 | Grimsby Town v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Dec 1905 | Leicester City v Hull City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Dec 1905 | Leicester City v Chesterfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Dec 1905 | Leicester City v Lincoln City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Dec 1905 | Chesterfield Town v Leicester City | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1905 | Leicester City v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1905 | Leicester City v Port Vale | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Dec 1905 | Leyton Orient v Leicester City | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Jan 1906 | Leicester City v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Jan 1906 | Liverpool v Leicester Fosse | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 20 Jan 1906 | Leeds City v Leicester City | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Jan 1906 | Leicester City v Burton United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Feb 1906 | Chelsea v Leicester City | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Feb 1906 | Leicester City v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Feb 1906 | Bristol City v Leicester City | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Feb 1906 | Leicester City v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Mar 1906 | Glossop North End v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Mar 1906 | Leicester City v Stockport County | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Mar 1906 | Blackpool v Leicester City | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Mar 1906 | Leicester City v Bradford City | L | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Mar 1906 | Leicester City v Manchester United | L | 2-5 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Mar 1906 | West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Apr 1906 | Port Vale v Leicester City | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Apr 1906 | Hull City v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Apr 1906 | Barnsley v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Apr 1906 | Lincoln City v Leicester City | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1906 | Port Vale v Leicester City | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1906 | Leicester City v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Sep 1906 | Leicester City v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Sep 1906 | Leeds City v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Sep 1906 | Leicester City v Barnsley | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Sep 1906 | Chelsea v Leicester City | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Oct 1906 | Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Oct 1906 | Leyton Orient v Leicester City | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Oct 1906 | Leicester City v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Oct 1906 | Stockport County v Leicester City | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Nov 1906 | Leicester City v Hull City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Nov 1906 | Glossop North End v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Nov 1906 | Leicester City v Blackpool | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Nov 1906 | Bradford City v Leicester City | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Dec 1906 | Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Dec 1906 | Leicester City v Chesterfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Dec 1906 | Nottingham Forest v Leicester City | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Dec 1906 | Leicester City v Lincoln City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1906 | Leicester City v Stockport County | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1906 | Leicester City v Burton United | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Dec 1906 | Leicester City v Port Vale | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Jan 1907 | Burnley v Leicester City | L | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Jan 1907 | Sunderland v Leicester Fosse | L | 4-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Jan 1907 | Leicester City v Leeds City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Jan 1907 | Barnsley v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Feb 1907 | Leicester City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Feb 1907 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Feb 1907 | Leicester City v Leyton Orient | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Feb 1907 | Gainsborough Trinity v Leicester City | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Mar 1907 | Hull City v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Mar 1907 | Leicester City v Glossop North End | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Mar 1907 | Blackpool v Leicester City | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Mar 1907 | Burton United v Leicester City | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1907 | Leicester City v Bradford City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Apr 1907 | Grimsby Town v Leicester City | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Apr 1907 | Chesterfield Town v Leicester City | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Apr 1907 | Leicester City v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Apr 1907 | Lincoln City v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Sep 1907 | Leicester City v Leeds City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Sep 1907 | Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Sep 1907 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Sep 1907 | Leicester City v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Sep 1907 | Stockport County v Leicester City | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1907 | Leicester City v Glossop North End | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Oct 1907 | Grimsby Town v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Oct 1907 | Blackpool v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Oct 1907 | Leicester City v Stoke | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Nov 1907 | West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Nov 1907 | Leicester City v Bradford City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Nov 1907 | Hull City v Leicester City | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Nov 1907 | Leicester City v Derby County | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Nov 1907 | Lincoln City v Leicester City | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Dec 1907 | Leicester City v Fulham | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Dec 1907 | Burnley v Leicester City | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Jan 1908 | Leeds City v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Jan 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 18 Jan 1908 | Gainsborough Trinity v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Jan 1908 | Leicester City v Stockport County | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Feb 1908 | Portsmouth v Leicester Fosse | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 08 Feb 1908 | Leicester City v Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Feb 1908 | Leicester City v Blackpool | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Feb 1908 | Derby County v Leicester City | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Feb 1908 | Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1908 | Bradford City v Leicester City | W | 1-5 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Mar 1908 | Leicester City v Hull City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Mar 1908 | Glossop North End v Leicester City | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Mar 1908 | Leicester City v Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Apr 1908 | Fulham v Leicester City | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Apr 1908 | Leicester City v Barnsley | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Apr 1908 | Leyton Orient v Leicester City | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Apr 1908 | Oldham Athletic v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Apr 1908 | Leicester City v Burnley | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Apr 1908 | Stoke v Leicester City | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1908 | Newcastle United v Leicester Fosse | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1908 | Preston North End v Leicester Fosse | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Liverpool | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1908 | Bury v Leicester Fosse | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1908 | Leicester Fosse v Bradford City | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal v Leicester Fosse | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1909 | Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester Fosse | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1909 | Leicester Fosse v Newcastle United | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1910 | Manchester City v Leicester Fosse | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-01 | England | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1901-02 | England | British Home Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1901 | England v Wales | W | 6-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 22 Mar 1902 | Ireland v England | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.