Barry Knowles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Barry Knowles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Southport | 15 | (0) |
| Runcorn | ? | (?) | |
| Barrow | ? | (?) | |
| 1984–1988 | Wigan Athletic | 127 | (3) |
| Altrincham | ? | (?) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
James Barry Knowles (born 25 April 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a full-back. He most notably played for Wigan Athletic between 1984 and 1988, and was part of the team that won the Football League Trophy in 1985.[2]
Knowles started his career at Southport, making 15 league appearances for the club.[3] He then moved on to Runcorn, winning the Northern Premier League with the club.[4] He signed for Wigan from Barrow in October 1984.[5] He was part of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1985.[6]
After retiring, he worked as a youth coach at Blackpool.[7]
On 17 February 2015 he was appointed as head of youth development of Bharat FC in the I-League. In July 2016, he joined DSK Shivajians.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Barry Knowles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic Football Official Supporters Club for Latics fans".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://thisnorthernsoul.co.uk/index.php/history/8-latics-players/150-wigan-athletic-football-league-players-a-to-z-part-nine[permanent dead link]
- ^ "FREIGHT ROVER 85 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". wiganathletic.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "DSK Shivajians rope in Barry Knowles as assistant manager". Times of India. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
External links[]
- Barry Knowles at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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