John_Knight_(footballer)

John Knight (footballer)

John Knight (footballer)

English footballer

John George Knight (18 August 1902 – 1990) was an English footballer who played for Casuals, Corinthian and Tottenham Hotspur.[1]

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Football career

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.

References

  1. [1]
    Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 150. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. [2]
    "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. [3]
    Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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