Ken Knighton

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Ken Knighton
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Knighton [1]
Date of birth (1944-02-20) 20 February 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Darton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1966 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 (0)
1966–1967 Oldham Athletic 45 (4)
1967–1969 Preston North End 62 (3)
1969–1971 Blackburn Rovers 70 (11)
1971–1973 Hull City 80 (9)
1973–1976 Sheffield Wednesday 76 (2)
Total349(29)
Managerial career
1979–1981 Sunderland
1981–1983 Orient
1984–1985 Dagenham
Trowbridge Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Knighton (born 20 February 1944) is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He is most well known for his spell as manager at Sunderland during which time the club was promoted to the First Division, and he also managed Football League club Orient and non-league clubs Dagenham and Trowbridge Town. As a player, he played as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday.

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Playing career

Knighton was born in Darton. [1] After playing Barnsley schoolboy football and amateur football for Wath Wanderers whilst working as a trainee miner, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a non-contract player in August 1959. [2] He became an apprentice at the club in August 1960 before turning professional in February 1961. [2] He made 16 league appearances for Wolves prior to signing for Oldham Athletic in November 1966 for a fee of £12,000. [2] He joined Preston North End for £35,000 in December 1967 before switching to Blackburn Rovers in July 1969 for £45,000. [2] In 1969, Knighton was asked to tour New Zealand as part of an FA XI. [2] He was sold to Hull City in March 1971 for £60,000 before joining Sheffield Wednesday two years later, where he would retire in January 1976. [2] [3]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Knighton worked as a youth-team coach at Sheffield Wednesday and a first-team coach at Sunderland before becoming manager in June 1979. [3] Considered a strict disciplinarian during his time as Sunderland manager, he won the club promotion to the First Division as Second Division runners-up in his debut season at the club. [3] [4] He was sacked towards the end of the following season after Tom Cowie took over as chairman. [4] After briefly working as a scout for Manchester United, he became Orient manager in October 1981, but the club were relegated to the Third Division and Knighton was sacked in May 1983 when they struggled in the following season. [3] He later worked as manager of Dagenham and Trowbridge Town. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Knighton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers: the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 137. ISBN   1-873626-70-3. OCLC   32347139.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Turner, Dennis (1993). The Breedon book of football managers. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-873626-32-0.
  4. 1 2 "Ken Knighton". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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