Stephen Bannister

Stephen Bannister (born 18 October 1987), also known by the nickname of "Ste", is an English rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played at representative level for England (Age Group), and at club level for Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C., in the Super League for St. Helens, in National League One for Whitehaven (two spells, including the first on loan), in the Super League for the Harlequins RL, for the Widnes Vikings, in the Co-Operative Championship for Halifax, in Elite One Championship for Sporting Olympique Avignon, for the Rochdale Hornets, in Kingstone Press League 1 for the North Wales Crusaders, for the Hemel Stags and the London Skolars, as a .

Bannister's position of choice was . He was also able to operate as a , and played also as an England age-group international. Bannister is a who has been compared to Great Britain's international Lee Gilmour.