Percy Knott Explained

Percy Knott
Fullname:Percy Knott
Birth Date:1899
Birth Place:Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Height:[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1919
Clubs1:Hartshill White Star
Years2:1920–1921
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:27
Goals2:0
Years3:1922
Clubs3:Queens Park Rangers
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1925
Clubs4:Stoke City
Caps4:1
Goals4:0

Percy Knott (1899 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[2]

Career

Knott was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Hartshill White Star before joining Stoke just after World War I.[2] He was used as understudy to Tom Kay due to injury to Kay, Knott played twelve matches towards the end of the 1920–21 season and fifteen during 1921–22.[2] He left Stoke in 1922 and joined Queens Park Rangers where he never managed to get a match.[2] After a three-year gap Knott played one match for Stoke during the 1925–26 season.[2]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1920–21Second Division12000120
1921–22Second Division15020170
1925–26Second Division100010
Career Total28020300

Notes and References

  1. News: Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke . Onward . Athletic News . Manchester . 21 August 1922 . 5.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.