Bruce Bannister
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Career & Clubs
Born in Bradford, Bannister played for Leeds United, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Hull City and USL Dunkerque. At Bradford City, he was known for scoring a "wonder goal" in 1968, an overhead kick. While at Bristol Rovers, Bannister and teammate Alan Warboys developed the 'Smash and Grab' method of football.
Bannister founded Sportsshoes in 1982. In 1985, Sportsshoes launched its mail order service, and later became one of the first retailers to launch an e-commerce website. The business was later taken over by Bannister's son Brett, and became an exclusively online and mail order operation.
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- Bristol Rovers F.C. (1971–1976)
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- Bradford City A.F.C. (1965–1971)
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- Hull City A.F.C. (1977–1980)
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- Plymouth Argyle F.C. (1976–1977)
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- USL Dunkerque (1980–1982)
Clubs
Played together with
- Aaron BentleyPlymouth Argyle F.C. · 2014–2016
- Aaron ChapmanBristol Rovers F.C. · 2015–2015
Aaron CollinsBristol Rovers F.C. · 2021–2024- Aaron DownesBristol Rovers F.C. · 2012–2012
Aaron McLeanBradford City A.F.C. · 2014–2015- Aaron McLeanHull City A.F.C. · 2011–2014
- Aaron WilbrahamBradford City A.F.C. · 2006–2006
- Aaron WilbrahamHull City A.F.C. · 2004–2005
Abdellah KharbouchiUSL Dunkerque · 2013–2013
Abdoulaye FayeHull City A.F.C. · 2012–2014- Abdoulaye FayeHull City A.F.C. · 2012–2014
Abdulai Bell-BaggieBristol Rovers F.C. · 2015–2015
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Identifiers & aliases
Bruce Ian Bannister is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and is also a businessperson in sports shoe and apparel sales and distribution.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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