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Matthew Knox
Scottish footballer
Matthew Knox (born 22 December 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. He has previously played for Livingston, East Fife, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City and Tranent Juniors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Knox | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Livingston | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Livingston | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | → East Fife (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Brechin City | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Tranent Juniors F.C. | ||
| 2022– | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 2 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Knox grew up in Prestonpans, East Lothian. He became the youngest player in Livingston's history when he made his first-team debut against St Mirren on Boxing Day, just four days after his 16th birthday.[1] Knox made his first starting appearance for Livingston on 26 April 2016, during which he set up the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rangers.[2]
Knox was loaned to East Fife in January 2018,[3] and Berwick Rangers in January 2019.[4]
During his time at Livingston, Knox went on trial at Rangers in 2016[5] and also had trials in England with Manchester United, Liverpool and Sunderland.[6]
On 11 July 2019, Knox signed for Scottish League Two club Brechin City.[7]
He played for Tranent Juniors during the 2021–22 season.[8]
Knox signed for Musselburgh Athletic in 2022.[9]
Knox has a younger brother called Daniel and an older brother called Jay.[citation needed]
- As of match played 4 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2015–16[10] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016–17[11] | Scottish League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[12] | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[13] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| East Fife (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2018–19[13] | Scottish League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brechin City | 2019–20[14] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances for Livingston under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
- "Rangers confident of signing Livingston teenager Matthew Knox". Stephen Halliday. The Scotsman. 25 March 2016.
- "Matthew Knox: Livingston boss hopes to ward off interest in teenager". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- "Completed Transfers - Deadline Day January 2018". Scottish FA. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "Knoxy heads out on loan". Livingston F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Rangers take Matthew Knox on trial: Here's all you need to know about the Livingston wonderkid". Daily Record. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- Bryce, Liam (20 February 2018). "Manchester United, Liverpool and, er, East Fife? Matthew Knox lays bare incredible transfer story". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- Mew, Steven (11 July 2019). "Matthew Knox Signs". Brechin City F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Derek Hall's report on Musselburgh Athletic v Dunbar United". Black Diamond FM. 20 April 2022.
- "Matthew Knox moves to Tranent Juniors as former Manchester United target looks to spark 'passion'". Not The Old Firm. 12 April 2021.
- "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- Matthew Knox at Soccerbase
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