Allen McKnight
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allen Darrell McKnight | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crumlin Boys | |||
| Crumlin Rec. | |||
| Chimney Corner | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Distillery | 68 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Celtic | 12 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | West Ham United | 23 | (0) |
| 1991 | Airdrieonians | 2 | (0) |
| 1991 | 0 | (0) | |
| 1991 | Rotherham United | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Walsall | 8 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | South China | ? | (?) |
| 1994 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Collier Row | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1996 | Romford | 23 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Collier Row & Romford | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 162 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1989 | Northern Ireland | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Allen Darrell McKnight (born 27 January 1964) is a Northern Irish former international footballer who played professionally in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Hong Kong as a goalkeeper.
Born in Antrim, McKnight played youth football for a number of local clubs including Crumlin Boys, Crumlin Rec., and Chimney Corner.
He began his senior career in 1984 with Distillery, and he also played for Celtic, Albion Rovers, West Ham United, Airdrieonians, , Rotherham United, Walsall, South China and Exeter City.
McKnight signed for Celtic in August 1986, joining up again with his former Distillery team-mate Anton Rogan who had arrived at Parkhead a few months earlier. He did not feature in any first-team games in his first year, and was loaned out to Albion Rovers to gain experience of the Scottish game. With the departure of Peter Latchford in the summer of 1987, McKnight rose up in the pecking order at Celtic to second-choice keeper, behind first choice Pat Bonner. McKnight played several games for Celtic at the start of season 1987–88 in place of Bonner who had contracted a virus. He made his debut in a 5–1 win away to Dumbarton in a league cup tie on 26 August 1987 and went on to play in three Old firm league games, a 1–0 win at Parkhead, a 2–2 draw at Ibrox and a 2–0 win in the New Year game at Parkhead. Bonner regained his place in the team upon his recovery from illness, but McKnight's 12 league appearances and 5 clean sheets helped the club to win the League Championship. An injury to Bonner in May 1988 saw McKnight play in the 1988 Scottish Cup Final against Dundee Utd, and he won another winner's medal as Celtic triumphed 2–1 at Hampden. McKnight left Parkhead for West Ham a couple of months later.
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