Barry Knowles

Barry Knowles
Personal information
Full name	James Barry Knowles
Date of birth	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
1978–1980	Southport
	Runcorn
	Barrow
1984–1988	Wigan Athletic
	Altrincham
Total
	*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]

References

^ "Barry Knowles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. 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.

External links

Barry Knowles at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[hugman-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] ttps://thisnorthernsoul.co.uk/index.php/history/8-latics-players/150-wigan-athletic-football-league-players-a-to-z-part-nine^{[permanent dead link]}

[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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