Angela Banks

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Angela Banks
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Brighton, England
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Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Whitehawk Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Surahammar
Jitex BK
1998–1999 Whitehawk Ladies
1999–2003 Arsenal
2004–2005 Arsenal
2005–2006 Whitehawk Ladies
International career
1999–2002 England 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Angela Banks (born 23 December 1975) is a former English female footballer. She represented England at full international level and played at the top club level for Arsenal Ladies.

Club career

Banks joined Whitehawk Ladies aged 11,[1] but moved to Sweden aged 16. She spent four years playing for Surahammar, then signed for Jitex BK.[2] Despite becoming engaged to a Swedish man, Banks left Sweden to be nearer to her parents, who are deaf.[2]

In 1998 Banks returned to Whitehawk and finished top goalscorer in the 1998-99 FA Women's Premier League Southern Division.[3] She then signed for Arsenal in summer 1999, being employed by the club as a football development officer.

Banks scored 42 goals in 2000-01 as Arsenal won the treble,[4] including the winner in the FA Women's Cup final against professional Fulham.[5] This total also included scoring five goals against Liverpool in December 2000.[6]

In March 2002 Fulham entered a seven-day notice of their intent to sign Banks, much to the fury of Arsenal manager Vic Akers.[7] However Banks pledged her future to Arsenal when they announced a switch to semi-professionalism in May 2002.[8] Banks retired at the end of 2002-03, but returned to Arsenal for 2004-05,[9] helping the club remain undefeated and win another league title.[10]

In 2005 Banks returned to Whitehawk, and joined the coaching staff at the club a year later - alongside Debbie Bampton.[11]

International career

While playing in Sweden, Banks was encouraged by her club coach to take dual-nationality and play for the Sweden women's national football team. She rejected the opportunity.[2]

In May 1999 Banks made her international debut for England against Italy. Two years later she scored her second international goal, a game-winning twenty yard chip against Scotland.[12] Banks' first goal came in only her second start, a 2-1 friendly win over Finland in September 2000.[13]

Banks also scored against Russia in a 1-1 draw at UEFA Women's Euro 2001.[14] In March 2002 Banks captained England for the first time, scoring in a 3-1 loss to Norway at the Algarve Cup.[15]

Due in part to a fear of flying, Banks quit international football in July 2002.[16]

References

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