Alan Knill

Alan Knill

Knill as manager of Bury in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Alan Richard Knill
Date of birth	(1964-10-08) 8 October 1964 (age 52)
Place of birth	Slough, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Sheffield United (Assistant Manager)
Youth career
1978–1982	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Southampton	0	(0)
1984–1987	Halifax Town	118	(6)
1987–1989	Swansea City	89	(3)
1989–1993	Bury	144	(8)
1993	→ Cardiff City (loan)	4	(0)
1993–1997	Scunthorpe United	130	(8)
1997–2001	Rotherham United	79	(6)
Total		564	(31)
National team
1988	Wales	1	(0)
Teams managed
2005	Rotherham United (caretaker)
2005–2007	Rotherham United
2008–2011	Bury
2011–2012	Scunthorpe United
2013	Torquay United (caretaker)
2013–2014	Torquay United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alan Richard Knill (born 8 October 1964) is a former Wales international footballer who played as a central defender for several clubs, including Halifax Town, Swansea City, Bury, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United and made one appearance for Wales in 1988. He has also managed Rotherham United, Bury, Scunthorpe United and a short-lived spell at Torquay United. He is now assistant to Chris Wilder at Sheffield United.

Knill was born in Slough and started his career as a trainee with Southampton in November 1978. He signed as a professional in October 1982, but failed to break into the first–team. He then moved on to Halifax Town (1984–87), Swansea City (1987–89), Bury (1989–93), Cardiff City (1993, on loan), Scunthorpe United (1993–97) and Rotherham United (1997–99).

He also played once for Wales, in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands in Amsterdam in September 1988.