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Joe Knowles (footballer, born 1872)

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Joe Knowles
Personal information
Full name Joseph Knowles
Date of birth (1872-12-16)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

Joseph Knowles (16 December 1872 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Sunderland.[1]

Career

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Knowles 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

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Goodwin, Bob (11 October 1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.