A small, energetic centre half who made over 200 appearances for the Town over two periods, Bannister captained the Swindon side that lost in the FA Cup Semi-Final to Newcastle in 1910.
After retiring from football, he emigrated to Australia.
| Season | NON-LGE | FA CUP | OTHER | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| 1911/12 | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 14 | - |
| 1910/11 | 37 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 44 | - |
| 1909/10 | 34 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 40 | 3 |
| 1908/09 | 35 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 36 | 1 |
| 1907/08 | 28 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 32 | 1 |
| 1906/07 | 27 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 28 | - |
| 1903/04 | 34 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 37 | 1 |
| 1902/03 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 233 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 6 | - | 262 | 11 |
Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.
| Club | Details |
|---|---|
Old Stanley
Old Stanley |
|
Everton
Everton |
(amateur) |
Beighton West End
Beighton West End |
September 1895 |
Newtown
Newtown |
December 1895 |
Manchester City
Man City |
May 1896 |
Oldham County
Oldham County |
July 1897 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City |
December 1897 |
Swindon Town
Swindon |
August 18th, 1902 |
Reading
Reading |
May 2nd, 1904 |
Swindon Town
Swindon |
May 3rd, 1906 ; retired (1911/2) |
Perth YMCA
Perth YMCA |
1913 |
Claremont
Claremont |