Ian Frederick Banks (born 9 January 1961 in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer who played for Barnsley, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, West Bromwich Albion, Rotherham United, Darlington and Emley. He has also been a coach including at Chesterfield and former club Bradford City, both alongside Nicky Law. His son Oliver is also a professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ian Frederick Banks | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-01-09) 9 January 1961 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Barnsley | 164 | (37) |
| 1983–1987 | Leicester City | 93 | (14) |
| 1986–1988 | Huddersfield Town | 78 | (17) |
| 1988–1989 | Bradford City | 30 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Barnsley | 96 | (7) |
| 1992–1994 | Rotherham United | 76 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 | Darlington | 39 | (1) |
| 1995–1999 | Emley | ? | (?) |
| 2010 | A.F.C. Emley | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | Wakefield and Emley | ||
| 2008–2010 | AFC Emley | ||
| 2010 | Eccleshill United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was the manager of AFC Emley during the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons becoming the first person to be manager of the previous Emley and the current Emley.
1981–82 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year | |
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