Wayne Ebanks Explained

Wayne Ebanks
Fullname:Michael Wayne Anthony Ebanks
Birth Date:2 October 1964
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Height:[1]
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:West Bromwich Albion
Years1:1981–1985
Clubs1:West Bromwich Albion
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Years2:1984
Clubs2:Stoke City (loan)
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:1985
Clubs3:Port Vale (loan)
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:1985–1987
Clubs4:Port Vale
Caps4:28
Goals4:0
Years5:1987–1988
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:60
Totalgoals:0

Michael Wayne Anthony Ebanks (born 2 October 1964) is an English former footballer who played at right-back for West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Port Vale and Cambridge United between 1981 and 1987. He helped Port Vale to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86. He later became a police officer.

Career

Ebanks began his career at West Bromwich Albion, and played seven First Division games for the "Baggies" in the 1983–84 season under the stewardship of Ron Wylie and Johnny Giles.[2] He then fell out of the first-team picture at The Hawthorns and was loaned out to Bill Asprey's Stoke City, playing ten First Division and two cup games for the "Potters" in the disastrous 1984–85 season. After leaving the Victoria Ground, he returned to Stoke-on-Trent in March 1985, this time on loan to rivals Port Vale.[3] He featured eleven times in the Fourth Division for the "Valiants", and impressed manager John Rudge enough to win permanent transfer in June 1985.[3] He featured 15 times as Vale won promotion to the Third Division in the 1985–86 season, and then played 22 games in the 1986–87 campaign.[3] He was given a free transfer in May 1987, and joined Cambridge United on a non-contract basis. He cut his time at the Abbey Stadium short to join the police force.

Post-retirement

After leaving the game, Ebanks joined the police force.[4]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion1983–84First Division7000000070
Stoke City (loan)1984–85First Division100002000120
Port Vale1984–85Fourth Division110000000110
1985–86Fourth Division120200010150
1986–87Third Division160104010220
Total390304020480
Cambridge United1987–88Fourth Division4000200060
Career total600308020730

A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

Honours

Port Vale

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 294 . 978-0-356-14354-5 .
  2. Web site: Stoke City FC. sporting-heroes.net. 17 November 2012.
  3. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 92. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. Web site: Memory Match: Port Vale 4 Walsall 1 Vale Park Division Three 27th September 1986. Sherwin. Phil. 14 August 2010. The Sentinel. 14 August 2010.
  5. Book: Kent, Jeff. The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. 1990. 258–290. From Rags to Riches (1979–1990). 0-9508981-4-7.