Thomas Knibbs Explained

Thomas Knibbs
Fullname:	Thomas Henry Knibbs
Birth Place:	Burton upon Trent, England
Death Date:	21 August 1915
Death Place:	Gallipoli, Turkey
Position:	Outside left
Years1:	1898–1899
Clubs1:	Burton Swifts
Caps1:	29
Goals1:	5
Years2:	1904
Clubs2:	Preston North End
Caps2:	0
Goals2:	0

Thomas Henry Knibbs (died 21 August 1915) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Burton Swifts as an outside left.^[1]

Personal life

Knibbs worked as an engine fitter and served as a private in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the First World War.^{[2] [3]} He was killed during the Gallipoli Campaign on 21 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

Notes and References

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 166.
2. Web site: Thomas Henry Knibbs Service Record . 10 December 2018 . Football and the First World War . en.
3. Web site: 8 November 2020 . Preston North End's footballers killed in the First World War remembered . 17 October 2022 . www.lep.co.uk . en.