| Charlie Banks | |
| Fullname: | Charles Joseph Banks |
| Birth Date: | 1923 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | St. George |
| Year1start: | 1948 |
| Year1end: | 50 |
| Appearances1: | 25 |
| Tries1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 24 |
| Club2: | Eastern Suburbs |
| Year2start: | 1951 |
| Year2end: | 52 |
| Appearances2: | 26 |
| Tries2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 30 |
| Teama: | New South Wales |
| Yearastart: | 1951 |
| Appearancesa: | 3 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Updated: | 11 June 2019 |
| Source: | [1] |
Charles Joseph Banks (born 31 August 1923) was a Scottish-born Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A state representative second-rower, he won the 1949 premiership with the St George Dragons and finished his career at the Eastern Suburbs club.
Banks played for the St George (1948–50) and Eastern Suburbs (1951–52) clubs. A forward, Banks was a member of St. George Dragons premiership winning side in 1949.[2]
In 1949, Charlie Banks married Shirley Smith, the daughter of St. George committeeman and Chairman of selectors Reg Smith.[3]
In 1951, Banks represented New South Wales twice in the regular interstate clash against Queensland and also in a match against Les Chanticleers during the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand.[4]