Billy Knott
Billy Knott, the United Kingdom midfielder, made 5 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 5 recorded appearances. In our match data he features from 2011 to 2013. More of his recorded appearances came under Martin O'Neill than any other manager — 5 in all.
Billy Steven Knott (born 28 November 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Essex Senior League club Hullbridge Sports . He has represented England at under-16 , under-17 and under-20 level. He joined Sunderland after being released from the Chelsea Academy in 2011. He played one game for the club and spent periods on loan at AFC Wimbledon , Woking , Wycombe Wanderers , and Port Vale . He joined Bradford City in May 2014 and remained with the club for two seasons before he joined Gillingham in June 2016. He joined Lincoln City on loan in January 2017 and joined the club permanently after he helped Lincoln to the 2016–17 National League title. He joined Rochdale on loan in January 2018 before transferring to Concord Rangers in June 2018. He switched to Chelmsford City in March 2019 and joined Bowers & Pitsea in September 2020. He later played for Billericay Town , Canvey Island , Great Wakering Rovers , Southend Manor , Erith Town , Margate , Concord Rangers , Barking , Saffron Walden Town , and Hullbridge Sports. — Wikipedia
- Position
- MF
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Canvey Island
- Born
- 28 Nov 1992
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 71 kg
Knott joined the Academy at West Ham United at the age of ten before moving with his family to Spain after his mother was diagnosed with lupus . [ 4 ] In Spain, West Ham arranged for a trial with Real Madrid , but after the family returned to London, he elected to join the Chelsea Academy rather than rejoin West Ham. [ 4 ] He was signed by Premier League club Sunderland after Chelsea released him in the 2010–11 season. [ 5 ] He had been dismissed from the Chelsea Academy and forced to sign a confidentiality agreement after a " smoke grenade incident". [ 6 ] Knott joined Terry Brown 's League Two side AFC Wimbledon on loan on 11 January 2012, [ 7 ] and made his debut in a 2–1 win against Port Vale three days later. [ 8 ] He scored his first goal in professional football at Kingsmeadow in a 2–1 win over Macclesfield Town on 24 January. [ 9 ] The 19-year-old received the "Dons" Young Player of the Year award, despite only playing half the 2011–12 season, having scored three goals in twenty appearances. [ 10 ] On 8 October 2012, Knott joined Conference Premier side Woking on a one-month loan. [ 11 ] He made his debut at Kingfield Stadium in a 2–1 win over Cambridge United the following day. [ 12 ] His first goals came for Garry Hill 's "Cardinals" came against Luton Town on 1 January 2013, when he scored twice in a 3–1 win. [ 13 ] He scored another two goals on 2 February, in a 2–1 win over Hyde . [ 14 ] He was awarded the club's Goal of the Season award for his curled effort against Hyde, which was also nominated for the Conference's Goal of the Season competition. [ 15 ] Knott scored eight goals in twenty league games, and returned to the Stadium of Light , at the end of Woking's season, after a 2–1 defeat to Tamworth . [ 16 ] Manager Paolo Di Canio handed him his Sunderland debut on 19 May 2013, the last day of the 2012–13 Premier League season, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane . [ 17 ] Knott joined League Two side Wyc — Wikipedia
Appearances
Bradford15 Feb 20152012-13Sub0–1
Tottenham Hotspur19 May 20132010-11Sub1–3
Wolves14 May 20112010-11Sub2–1
Bolton Wanderers7 May 20112010-11Sub0–0
Arsenal5 Mar 20112010-11Sub0–2
Everton26 Feb 2011