Gary Bannister had a long 17-year career lasting from 1978 to 1995 during which time he made 564 appearances in league and cup matches plus 42 as substitute.
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11 Facts About Gary Bannister
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Gary Bannister joined Coventry City as an apprentice and graduated through their youth team to make his first team debut in May 1978.
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Gary Bannister made only 22 appearances, scoring three goals in over three years for Coventry City before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in a £100,000 deal in the summer of 1981.
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Gary Bannister was a crowd favourite at Wednesday, he was top scorer in each of the three seasons he was there with 22 goals in each campaign.
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Gary Bannister never played for Wednesday in Division One as he left to join Queens Park Rangers as a replacement for Clive Allen in the summer of 1984.
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Gary Bannister enjoyed considerable success at QPR, relishing playing on their "plastic pitch" at Loftus Road.
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Gary Bannister made 168 appearances, scoring 66 goals in his three and a half seasons with them.
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Gary Bannister returned to Coventry City in March 1988 in a £300,000 deal.
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Gary Bannister's second spell at Coventry lasted two years and was not a great success as he scored 13 goals in 44 appearances before moving to West Bromwich Albion for £250,000 in March 1990 where he stayed until the summer of 1992, making 66 appearances and scoring 19 goals.
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Gary Bannister played for and coached Porthleven in the South Western Football League for several seasons.
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