Gary Bannister

Date of birth22 July 1960
Place of birthWarrington
NationalityEnglish
Weight73 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionForward

Moved to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1981 and returned to Coventry City via Queens Park Rangers in March 1988.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Coventry City 01 May 1978 01 Aug 1981
Sheffield Wednesday 01 Aug 1981 01 Aug 1984
Queens Park Rangers 01 Aug 1984 01 Mar 1988
Coventry City 01 Mar 1988 01 Mar 1990
West Bromwich Albion 01 Mar 1990 01 Aug 1992
Nottingham Forest 01 Aug 1992 01 May 1993
Stoke City 01 May 1993 01 Sep 1994
Lincoln City 01 Sep 1994 01 Aug 1995

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1978-79 Coventry City League Cup 1
1978-79 Coventry City League Division One 3
1
1
1979-80 Coventry City League Division One 5
2
1980-81 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1980-81 Coventry City League Cup 1
1980-81 Coventry City League Division One 9
2
2
1985-86 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 1
1987-88 Coventry City League Division One 7
1
1
1988-89 Coventry City League Cup 3
2
1988-89 Coventry City League Division One 22
2
8
1989-90 Coventry City League Cup 2
1989-90 Coventry City League Division One 10
1
2
1992-93 Nottingham Forest Premier League 27
4
9
1
1994-95 Lincoln City FA Cup
1
1994-95 Lincoln City League Cup 2


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
26 Aug 1978 Coventry City v Norwich City W 4-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1978 Chester v Coventry City L 2-1 League Cup 2nd round
18 Nov 1978 Norwich City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Derby County W 4-2 League Division One
05 May 1979 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
08 Dec 1979 Arsenal v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
09 Feb 1980 Coventry City v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
15 Mar 1980 Everton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1980 Leeds United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
29 Mar 1980 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-3 League Division One
26 Apr 1980 Manchester United v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
03 May 1980 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1980 Coventry City v Manchester United W 1-0
Agg: 2-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
18 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Norwich City L 0-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1980 Stoke City v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
03 Jan 1981 Leeds United v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
06 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Leeds United W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
17 Feb 1981 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
21 Feb 1981 Everton v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1981 Coventry City v Leicester City W 4-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1981 Sunderland v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1981 Leeds United v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Manchester United L 0-2 League Division One
18 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Stoke City D 2-2 League Division One
12 Mar 1988 Southampton v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
15 Mar 1988 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1988 Coventry City v Derby County L 0-3 League Division One
26 Mar 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1988 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic D 0-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1988 Coventry City v Portsmouth W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1988 Arsenal v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
07 May 1988 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1988 Coventry City v Everton L 0-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1988 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1988 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic W 3-0 League Division One
24 Sep 1988 Wimbledon v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
27 Sep 1988 AFC Bournemouth v Coventry City W 0-4 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Oct 1988 Coventry City v Middlesbrough L 3-4 League Division One
08 Oct 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
11 Oct 1988 Coventry City v AFC Bournemouth W 3-1
Agg: 7-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
15 Oct 1988 Coventry City v Millwall D 0-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1988 Liverpool v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
29 Oct 1988 Arsenal v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
02 Nov 1988 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-2 League Cup 3rd round
05 Nov 1988 Coventry City v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1988 Coventry City v Luton Town W 1-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1988 Coventry City v Derby County L 0-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1988 Southampton v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
31 Dec 1988 Everton v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
04 Feb 1989 Middlesbrough v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1989 Coventry City v Newcastle United L 1-2 League Division One
11 Mar 1989 West Ham United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1989 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1989 Coventry City v Liverpool L 1-3 League Division One
25 Mar 1989 Charlton Athletic v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1989 Luton Town v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1989 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 0-3 League Division One
29 Apr 1989 Manchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
13 May 1989 Aston Villa v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1989 Coventry City v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
22 Aug 1989 Arsenal v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
26 Aug 1989 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1989 Coventry City v Manchester City W 2-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1989 Millwall v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
16 Sep 1989 Coventry City v Luton Town W 1-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1989 Grimsby Town v Coventry City L 3-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
23 Sep 1989 Chelsea v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
30 Sep 1989 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1989 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 3-0
Agg: 4-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
14 Oct 1989 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Division One
18 Nov 1989 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
13 Jan 1990 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 1-0 League Division One


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
1981-82 England UEFA Under-21 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
07 Apr 1982 England v Poland D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.