David Knight (English footballer)

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David Knight
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Knight playing for York City in 2010
Personal information
Full name David Sean Knight [1]
Date of birth (1987-01-15) 15 January 1987 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Houghton-le-Spring, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2005 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Darlington (loan) 3 (0)
2006 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2008 Swansea City 0 (0)
2008 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
2008–2009 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2009 Darlington 7 (0)
2010–2011 Histon 12 (0)
2010–2011 → York City (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Blyth Spartans (loan) ? (?)
2011–2012 Blyth Spartans ? (?)
2012–2014 Spennymoor Town ? (?)
International career
England U16 ? (?)
England U17 ? (?)
England U18 ? (?)
England U19 ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

David Sean Knight (born 15 January 1987) is an English footballer who last played for Spennymoor Town as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, [1] Knight began his career with the Middlesbrough youth system at the age of 11 after he was spotted by a scout playing for his local team Hetton Juniors. [2] [3] He played in both legs of the 2004 FA Youth Cup Final, which Middlesbrough won 4–0 on aggregate. [4] Knight signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough on 3 February 2005 and his first involvement with the first team came weeks later after being named on the substitutes' bench for a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic in the FA Premier League on 27 February. [1] [5] Knight joined League Two team Darlington on an emergency one-month loan on 30 December 2005 to cover injuries to Sam Russell and Bertrand Bossu and he made his debut the following day in a 2–2 draw against Lincoln City. [1] [6] [7] [8] After he picked up a hip injury during a 3–2 defeat to Notts County he finished the loan with three appearances. [8] [9] [10] He signed a new one-year contract with Middlesbrough in June 2006. [11] Knight signed for League One team Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan on 24 August. [12] His debut lasted only 39 minutes after he was "wrongly" sent off for handling the ball outside the box, with the game finishing a 0–0 draw with Carlisle United. [13] [14] He made one more appearance for Oldham before suffering from swollen glands and a hip injury before finishing the loan with two appearances. [13] [14]

He left Middlesbrough to join League One team Swansea City on a free transfer on 31 August 2007. [15] His first and only appearance of the 2007–08 season came in a 2–1 victory over Billericay Town in the FA Cup first round on 10 November 2007. [16] He was released by the club after his contract expired on 30 June 2008 and he signed for Conference Premier team Mansfield Town on 13 October following a trial. [17] [18] [19] Having made no appearances he left Mansfield on 3 November and returned to Middlesbrough to play in the reserves on a month-to-month contract. [2] [20] [21] Knight left the club for the second time in May 2009 after failing to earn a long-term contract. [22] He agreed on 2 July to re-sign for Darlington on a one-year contract once the League Two club had left administration. [23] [24] His 2009–10 season started with a "flurry of errors" and his second debut for the club came in a 3–1 defeat at Aldershot Town on 8 August 2009. [25] [26] Knight left Darlington on 8 December when manager Steve Staunton released him from his contract by mutual consent, having played nine games for the club. [24]

Knight moved to Conference Premier side Histon in February 2010 on a one-and-a-half-year contract following a two-week trial. [27] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Rushden & Diamonds on 3 March 2010 and he finished the 2009–10 season with 12 appearances for Histon. [26] Despite being told he had a future with Histon, [28] Knight joined York City on a two-week trial in July with a view to signing on a season-long loan. [29] Illness resulted in him missing York's pre-season friendly with Hull City although he later played one half of York's 2–0 defeat to Barnsley, [30] [31] with manager Martin Foyle saying he "did well". [32] After playing in the 1–0 friendly victory over Morecambe Foyle said he was interested in signing Knight. [33] [34] He eventually signed for the club on 30 July. [35] His debut came in a 2–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers on 22 January 2011 as Michael Ingham was serving a one-match suspension. [36] [37] This proved to be his only appearance for the club. [36] With another year remaining on his Histon contract, he was unsure of his future at the club after returning, [38] while player-manager David Livermore said he intended to transfer Knight from the club. [39] He was handed a free transfer by the club and allowed to talk to other clubs. [40]

Following the cancellation of his contract at Histon by mutual consent, Knight signed for Conference North rivals Blyth Spartans, where he had made 18 appearances during an earlier three-month loan spell. [41] He left the club at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, [42] signing for Spennymoor Town in August 2012 [43] before leaving in 2014.

International career

Knight was capped for England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level. [44] He was part of the under-17 team that participated in the 2004 Algarve Tournament. [45] He was called into the under-19 squad in May 2006 as a replacement for Ben Alnwick. [46]

Style of play

Knight plays as a goalkeeper. [47] He said in 2010 that "shot-stopping is a strength of mine". [47]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 January 2011.
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2004–05 [48] FA Premier League 0000000000
2005–06 [8] FA Premier League0000000000
2006–07 [14] FA Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Darlington (loan) 2005–06 [8] League Two 3000000030
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2006–07 [14] League One 2000000020
Swansea City 2007–08 [16] League One0010000010
Mansfield Town 2008–09 [20] Conference Premier 0000—0000
Middlesbrough 2008–09 [49] Premier League000000—00
Darlington 2009–10 [26] League Two7000101 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Histon 2009–10 [26] Conference Premier12000—00120
2010–11 [36] Conference Premier0000—0000
Total12000—00120
York City (loan) 2010–11 [36] Conference Premier1000—0010
Career total250101010280

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