Jimmy Bannister

Jimmy Bannister
Personal information
Full name James Bannister
Date of birth (1880-09-20)20 September 1880
Place of birth Leyland, Lancashire, England
Date of death 18 December 1953(1953-12-18) (aged 73)
Place of death Farington, Leyland, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Leyland Temperance
Leyland
Chorley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1906 Manchester City 45 (21)
1906–1909 Manchester United 57 (7)
1909–1912 Preston North End 65 (12)
1912–? Heywood ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Bannister (20 September 1880 – 18 December 1953)[citation needed] was an English footballer. Bannister was purchased by Manchester United from Manchester City in 1906. He helped the club win the 1908 league championship. He left United in 1909 to go to Preston North End.[1]

  1. ^ "The Greater Game of War Ended His Career". Evening Chronicle. Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. 26 June 1935. p. 4.