Tommy Banks (footballer)

Thomas Banks (born 10 November 1929) is an English retired footballer who played as a left back.

He was born at Farnworth, Lancashire.

He played for Bolton Wanderers from 1947 to 1961 and was a member of the 1958 FA Cup winning team when Bolton beat Manchester United.

He also played six matches for the England national team in 1958, including all four matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

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.

He made only a single appearance for England after the tournament.

As recounted in Declan Hill's book The Fix, Banks also had a small but influential role in the fight to acquire better pay and conditions for football players in the 1961 labour dispute with the Football League.

He also played non-League football for Altrincham.