Barry Knowles
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Barry Knowles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | 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.[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, 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]
