Simon Knox (born 14 October 1972) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and also coached. He played at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[6] Carlisle, Bradford Northern (Heritage №), Salford Reds, Workington Town, Halifax (Heritage № 1125), Widnes Vikings (Heritage №), Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 1123), Leigh Centurions (Heritage № 1194) (two spells), Swinton Lions and Barrow Raiders, as a prop or second-row,[2][3][4] and coached at club level for the Blackpool Panthers and the Leigh Centurions (Under-21s).
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| Born | 14 October 1972 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Simon Knox was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.
Playing career edit
Simon Knox was transferred from amateur club Hensingham ARLFC to Carlisle in 1991. He spent four seasons at the club before joining Bradford Northern in 1995.[7]
Knox played for the Bradford Bulls at loose forward in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final defeat by St. Helens.[8]
Knox won 3 caps (plus 1 as substitute) for Scotland in 1998–2003 while at Bradford Bulls and Swinton Lions.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (misnamed as Simon Know)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Knox anguish over quitting rugby". Whitehaven News. CN Group. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
