Gary Bannister

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Warrington
Date Of Birth
July 22, 1960
Age
64
Height (cm)
170
Games Played
73
-
Per Game
Games Started
65
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
5863
80.3
Per Game
Goals
16
0.2
Per Game
Assists
3
0.04
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
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.

• Striker / winger
• Joined from apprentice (aged 17 years 9 months) under Gordon Milne
• Left for Sheffield Wednesday for £100,000 (aged 21 years 0 months) under Dave Sexton
• Re-joined from Queens Park Rangers for £300,000 (aged 27 years 7 months) under John Sillett
• Left for West Bromwich Albion for £250,000 (aged 29 years 7 months) under John Sillett
• Substitute appearances: 8
• Unused substitute: 18
• Sent off: 1

Red cards (1)
1988-89
26 December 1988 v Southampton A, elbow on Russell Osman

Football League First Division (England)
1989-1990
Coventry City
11
10
1
847′
2 (0)
1988-1989
Coventry City
24
22
2
2007′
1
8 (0)
1987-1988
Coventry City
8
7
1
614′
1 (0)
1980-1981
Coventry City
11
9
2
833′
2 (0)
2
1979-1980
Coventry City
6
5
1
446′
1978-1979
Coventry City
4
3
1
319′
1 (0)
64
56
8
5066′
0
0
1
14 (0)
2
0
League Cup (England)
1989-1990
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1988-1989
Coventry City
3
3
270′
2 (0)
1
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)
1
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
5863′
0
0
1
16 (0)
3
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:2
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
62`
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
55`
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
86`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Challenge 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`
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Barclays 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
28`
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 Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
A
W 0:4
90`
1
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Barclays 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
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
D 0:0
25`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
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`
1
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`
1
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
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
89`
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 City
A
L 2:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
Fri, 09 Mar, 1990
£250,000
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
Fri, 09 Mar, 1990
£250,000
Queens Park Rangers
Coventry City
Thu, 10 Mar, 1988
£300,000
Queens Park Rangers
Coventry City
Thu, 10 Mar, 1988
£300,000
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
Mon, 03 Aug, 1981
£100,000
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
Mon, 03 Aug, 1981
£100,000
Apprentice
Coventry City
Wed, 10 May, 1978
Apprentice
Apprentice
Coventry City
Wed, 10 May, 1978
Apprentice

1 cap for England U21 after leaving City