Matthew Knox
Scottish footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthew Knox (born 22 December 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Dunbar United. He has previously played for Livingston, East Fife, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Tranent Juniors and Musselburgh Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunbar United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Livingston | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Livingston | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | → East Fife (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Brechin City | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Tranent Juniors F.C. | ||
| 2022–2025 | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| 2025– | Dunbar United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:34, 2 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Knox grew up in Prestonpans, East Lothian. He became the youngest player in Livingston's history when he made his first-team debut against St Mirren on Boxing Day, just four days after his 16th birthday.[1] Knox made his first starting appearance for Livingston on 26 April 2016, during which he set up the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rangers.[2]
Knox was loaned to East Fife in January 2018,[3] and Berwick Rangers in January 2019.[4]
During his time at Livingston, Knox went on trial at Rangers in 2016[5] and also had trials in England with Manchester United, Liverpool and Sunderland.[6]
On 11 July 2019, Knox signed for Scottish League Two club Brechin City.[7]
He played for Tranent Juniors during the 2021–22 season.[8]
Knox signed for Musselburgh Athletic in 2022.[9]
In June 2025, Knox signed for Dunbar United.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2015–16[11] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016–17[12] | Scottish League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[13] | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| East Fife (loan) | 2017–18[13] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2018–19[14] | Scottish League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brechin City | 2019–20[15] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances for Livingston under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
Honours
Musselburgh
- East of Scotland League Cup: 2024–25[16][17]
