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Darryl Knights

Darryl James Knights (born 1 May 1988) is an English footballer and manager, who plays as a striker. He is currently manager at Stourbridge.

Darryl Knights
Knights playing for Stourbridge in August 2022
Personal information
Full name Darryl James Knights
Date of birth (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Stourbridge (manager)
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
2007 → Yeovil Town (loan) 4 (0)
2007–2008 Yeovil Town 3 (0)
2007 → Cambridge United (loan) 4 (0)
2008 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 18 (4)
2008–2010 Kidderminster Harriers 78 (5)
2010–2012 Newport County 64 (8)
2012–2016 Solihull Moors 166 (30)
2016–2017 Kidderminster Harriers 15 (1)
2017–2018 Tamworth 41 (10)
2018–2020 AFC Telford United 58 (7)
2020–2024 Stourbridge 83 (6)
International career
2003–2004 England U16 4 (0)
2004–2005 England U17 7 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Stourbridge
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Playing career edit

Born in Ipswich, Knights was a product of the youth system at Ipswich Town[1] and played for England at youth and Under-17 level.[2] He made his debut for the club as a 16-year-old in November 2004 but did not play for the first team again.[2] After impressing Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade in training, Knights joined the League One side on loan in February 2007 for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.[2] He made five substitute appearances for Yeovil, including one in the League One play-off final against Blackpool in May 2007. He then joined the club on a one-year contract in July 2007 after being given a free transfer by Ipswich at the end of the season.[3]

Knights was unable to establish himself in the first team at Yeovil and joined Cambridge United on loan in October 2007.[4] He returned to Yeovil in December 2007[5] He then joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan the following month for the rest of the 2007–08 season.[1] After a successful loan spell at Kidderminster in which he scored four goals, he joined the club on a permanent basis in the summer of 2008.[6]

In July 2010, Knights signed for Newport County.[7] He subsequently scored the equaliser in the Welsh derby match between Newport and Wrexham in September 2010. On 12 May 2012, he played for Newport in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City, coming on as a second-half substitute.[8] Knights was released by Newport the following week at the end of his contract.[9]

Knights joined Conference North side Solihull Moors on 1 August 2012 following his release from Newport. On 6 December 2016, Knights rejoined Kidderminster Harriers after leaving Solihull Moors.[10] He remained at the club until the end of the season, making 15 appearances and scoring one goal, before being released. Knights became the first signing of the 2017–18 season for National League North side Tamworth when he joined on 17 May 2017.[11]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2004–05[12] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2005–06[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2006–07[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2006–07[14] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Yeovil Town 2007–08[15] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 4 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2007–08[15] Conference Premier 4 0 2 0 — 0 0 6 0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2007–08[15] Conference Premier 18 4 — — 1[c] 0 19 4
Kidderminster Harriers 2008–09 Conference Premier 36 1 2 0 — 1[c] 0 39 1
2009–10[16] Conference Premier 42 4 2 0 — 5[c] 1 49 5
Total 78 5 4 0 — 6 1 88 6
Newport County 2010–11[16] Conference Premier 41 7 1 0 — 3[c] 0 45 7
2011–12[16] Conference Premier 23 1 2 0 — 7[c] 2 32 3
Total 64 8 3 0 — 10 2 77 10
Solihull Moors 2012–13[16] Conference North 37 4 0 0 — 2[c] 0 39 4
2013–14[16] Conference North 33 3 0 0 — 0 0 33 3
2014–15[16] Conference North 39 12 0 0 — 1[c] 0 40 12
2015–16[16] National League North 37 11 0 0 — 1[c] 0 38 11
2016–17[16] National League 20 0 3 0 — 0 0 23 0
Total 166 30 3 0 — 4 0 173 30
Kidderminster Harriers 2016–17[16] National League North 15 1 — — 3[c] 0 18 1
Tamworth 2017–18[16] National League North 41 10 0 0 — 0 0 41 10
AFC Telford United 2018–19[16] National League North 39 5 2 0 — 5[c] 0 46 5
2019–20[16] National League North 19 2 1 0 — 1[c] 0 21 2
Total 58 7 3 0 — 6 0 67 7
Stourbridge 2020–21[17] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		8 1 1 1 — 1[c] 0 10 2
2021–22[17] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		36 4 1 0 — 11[d] 0 48 4
2022–23[17] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		32 1 2 0 — 7[e] 0 41 1
2023–24[17] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		7 0 4 0 — 4[f] 1 15 1
Total 83 6 8 1 — 23 1 114 8
Career total 535 71 23 1 0 0 55 4 613 76
  1. ^ Appearance in League One play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Six appearances in FA Trophy, five appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, five appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup
  6. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup

Honours edit

Ipswich Town
Solihull Moors

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Harriers clinch double loan move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Yeovil set to sign Ipswich teen". BBC Sport. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Yeovil manager makes Knights move". BBC Sport. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Walker in, Knights out at Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  5. ^ "On-loan Knights leaves Cambridge". BBC Sport. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Three new players in at Harriers". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  7. ^ "County sign striker Knights". South Wales Argus. 16 July 2010.
  8. ^ 2012 FA Trophy final
  9. ^ Knights released by Newport
  10. ^ "Darryl Knights makes Harriers return". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Knights Checks In". TheLambs.co.uk. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Darryl Knights in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Darryl Knights in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Darryl Knights in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Darryl Knights in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "D. Knights: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "Darryl Knights Profile". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Town Win Youth Cup!". TWTD. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

External links edit

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