Joseph Knowles (16 December 1872 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Sunderland.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Knowles | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Monkwearmouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 83–84) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1896 | Monkwearmouth F.C. | ||
| 1896–1897 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 1897–1898 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | South Shields | ||
| 1899–1??? | Queen's Park Rangers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKnowles started his career with Monkwearmouth before signing to Sunderland. He was at the club for two years and only made a single Football League appearances. He joined Tottenham Hotspur for the beginning of the 1897–98 season. His league debut for Spurs was the first game of the season against Sheppey United in the Southern League. After the season had finished he was released by the club.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Goodwin, Bob (11 October 1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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