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English footballer

Barry Knowles
Personal information
Full name James Barry Knowles
Date of birth (1959-04-25) 25 April 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Southport 72 (4)
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 72 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 F.C., 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.

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
  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.

External links

  • Barry Knowles at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Wigan Athletic F.C. Player of the Year


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