Barry Knowles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Barry Knowles | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Southport | 63 | (1) |
| Runcorn | 63 | (5) | |
| Barrow | 83 | (7) | |
| 1984–1988 | Wigan Athletic | 173 | (5) |
| Altrincham | 54 | (3) | |
| Total | 445 | (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.
Knowles started his career at Southport, making 63 league appearances for the club. He then moved on to Runcorn, winning the Northern Premier League with the club. He signed for Wigan from Barrow in October 1984. He was part of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1985.
After retiring, he worked as a youth coach at Wigan Athletic, Everton, and Blackpool.
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.
Honours
Wigan Athletic
References
- ↑ "Barry Knowles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ↑ "Wigan Athletic Football Official Supporters Club for Latics fans".
- ↑ "Port Online. A History of Southport FC > Player Profile: Barry Knowles". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Altrincham FC Official Web Site - Players of 1988/89". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Home Page". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "DSK Shivajians rope in Barry Knowles as assistant manager". Times of India. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ "1985 Football League Trophy final". English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 21 September 2026.
External links
- Barry Knowles at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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