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3rd November 1972: Stoke City and England goalkeeper Gordon Banks recuperates at the North Staffordshire Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent, following a car crash which cost him the sight in his right eye. He retired from football as a result. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

3rd November 1972:  Stoke City and England goalkeeper Gordon Banks recuperates at the North Staffordshire Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent, following a car crash which cost him the sight in his right eye. He retired from football as a result.  (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)