Gordon Banks: a signed match-worn yellow England international goalkeeping jersey dating from 1971, long-sleeved, Umbro diamond, three lions badge, th

Gordon Banks: a signed match-worn yellow England international goalkeeping jersey dating from 1971, long-sleeved, Umbro diamond, three lions badge, the reverse with a red No.1, signed by Gordon Banks in fine marker pen This jersey was purchased at a charity auction in 1971, an event at which Gordon Banks was personally in attendance. The Umbro diamond first appeared on England jerseys in the Greece match played on 21st April 1971. During calendar year 1971 Banks wore the yellow jersey in the above match and the games v Malta, Scotland and home & away v Switzerland. Arguably the greatest goalkeeper England has ever produced, Banks will always be remembered for his wonder save from a Pele header during the 1970 World Cup. He was awarded the OBE in this year. Gordon Banks was born in Sheffield on the 30th December 1937. He moved from Chesterfield to Leicester City in May 1959 for a fee of ?6,000, and later played for Stoke City where he was signed for ?52,000 in April 1967. He won a total of 73 international caps between 1963 and 1972, and a World Cup winner's medal in 1966. Banks was forced to retire from the game in 1973, through an eye injury sustained in a car accident.