John Knight | |
Fullname: | John George Knight |
Birth Date: | 18 August 1902 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, England |
Position: | Centre half |
Years3: | 1928 |
Clubs3: | Tottenham Hotspur |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
John George Knight (18 August 1902 – 1990) was an English footballer who played for Casuals, Corinthian and Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
He played for the "Amateurs" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.[2] After playing for the Casuals and the Corinthians, Knight joined Tottenham Hotspur. The centre half played one match in 1928 for the Spurs.[3]
He was also the Head of the Chemistry Department at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Hampstead (then Elstree from 1961) where he used to tell his pupils that he was the last amateur to play for Spurs.