Barry Knowles

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Barry Knowles
Personal information
Full name James Barry Knowles [1]
Date of birth (1959-04-25) 25 April 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1980 Southport 72 (4)
Runcorn 63 (5)
Barrow 83 (7)
1984–1988 Wigan Athletic 173 (5)
Altrincham 54 (3)
Total445(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1986. Causing him to become a Wigan Legend. [3]

Knowles started his career at Southport, making 72 league appearances for the club. [4] He then moved on to Runcorn, winning the Northern Premier League with the club. [5] He signed for Wigan from Barrow in October 1984. [6] He was part of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1985. [7]

After retiring, he worked as a youth coach at Wigan Athletic, Everton F.C., and Blackpool. [8]

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. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Barry Knowles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 392. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Football Official Supporters Club for Latics fans".
  4. ↑ "Port Online. A History of Southport FC > Player Profile: Barry Knowles". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Altrincham FC Official Web Site - Players of 1988/89". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  6. ↑ http://thisnorthernsoul.co.uk/index.php/history/8-latics-players/150-wigan-athletic-football-league-players-a-to-z-part-nine%5B%5D
  7. ↑ "FREIGHT ROVER 85 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". wiganathletic.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Home Page". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  9. ↑ "DSK Shivajians rope in Barry Knowles as assistant manager". Times of India. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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