Cyril Knowles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Barry Knowles | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 1991 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hemsworth F.C. | |||
| Monckton Colliery Welfare | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Middlesbrough | 39 | (1) |
| 1964–1976 | Tottenham Hotspur | 402 | (15) |
| Total | 441 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1967–1968 | England | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983–1987 | Darlington | ||
| 1987–1989 | Torquay United | ||
| 1989–1991 | Hartlepool United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Cyril Barry Knowles (13 July 1944 – 30 August 1991) was a footballer who played full-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles. He died of cancer on 30 August 1991 aged 47.
Knowles was born in Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, and started his career as a left winger with local side Hemsworth before rejection from three of the country's leading sides – Manchester United, Blackpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers – left him questioning his future prospects as a professional footballer.
However, Middlesbrough recognised his talents as a potential left back and Knowles was accepted into their amateur squad. He made his debut late in the 1962–63 season and after just 39 first team appearances legendary Spurs manager Bill Nicholson signed Knowles in 1964 for £45,000.
Knowles was seen as a young replacement for Ron Henry, a member of the Spurs team that famously won the Double in 1960–61, the FA Cup in 1962 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963. His first competitive match for Spurs was in a 2–0 win over Sheffield United at White Hart Lane on the opening day of 1964–65 First Division campaign.
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