Thomas Banks (10 November 1929 – 13 June 2024) was an English footballer who played as a left-back.
He was born at Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of a coal miner, Jack Banks and his wife, Catherine, and attended Harper Green School.
[1][2] He got his opportunity in the England team because of the death of incumbent left-back Roger Byrne in the Munich air disaster in February 1958.
[3][4] His recent death was acknowledged, alongside those of Kevin Campbell and Matija Sarkic, during BBC commentary on England's opening match of Euro 2024 against Serbia, where it was mentioned that Banks had been England's oldest living former player.
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