Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Sean Knight [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 January 1987||
Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2005 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2005–2007 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Darlington (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2006 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2008 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Darlington | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Histon | 12 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → York City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2011 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | ? | (?) |
2011–2012 | Blyth Spartans | ? | (?) |
2012–2014 | Spennymoor Town | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
England U16 | ? | (?) | |
England U17 | ? | (?) | |
England U18 | ? | (?) | |
England U19 | ? | (?) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC) |
David Sean Knight (born 15 January 1987) is an English footballer who last played for Spennymoor Town as a goalkeeper.
Born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, [1] Knight began his career with the Middlesbrough youth system at the age of 11 after he was spotted by a scout playing for his local team Hetton Juniors. [2] [3] He played in both legs of the 2004 FA Youth Cup Final, which Middlesbrough won 4–0 on aggregate. [4] Knight signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough on 3 February 2005 and his first involvement with the first team came weeks later after being named on the substitutes' bench for a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic in the FA Premier League on 27 February. [1] [5] Knight joined League Two team Darlington on an emergency one-month loan on 30 December 2005 to cover injuries to Sam Russell and Bertrand Bossu and he made his debut the following day in a 2–2 draw against Lincoln City. [1] [6] [7] [8] After he picked up a hip injury during a 3–2 defeat to Notts County he finished the loan with three appearances. [8] [9] [10] He signed a new one-year contract with Middlesbrough in June 2006. [11] Knight signed for League One team Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan on 24 August. [12] His debut lasted only 39 minutes after he was "wrongly" sent off for handling the ball outside the box, with the game finishing a 0–0 draw with Carlisle United. [13] [14] He made one more appearance for Oldham before suffering from swollen glands and a hip injury before finishing the loan with two appearances. [13] [14]
He left Middlesbrough to join League One team Swansea City on a free transfer on 31 August 2007. [15] His first and only appearance of the 2007–08 season came in a 2–1 victory over Billericay Town in the FA Cup first round on 10 November 2007. [16] He was released by the club after his contract expired on 30 June 2008 and he signed for Conference Premier team Mansfield Town on 13 October following a trial. [17] [18] [19] Having made no appearances he left Mansfield on 3 November and returned to Middlesbrough to play in the reserves on a month-to-month contract. [2] [20] [21] Knight left the club for the second time in May 2009 after failing to earn a long-term contract. [22] He agreed on 2 July to re-sign for Darlington on a one-year contract once the League Two club had left administration. [23] [24] His 2009–10 season started with a "flurry of errors" and his second debut for the club came in a 3–1 defeat at Aldershot Town on 8 August 2009. [25] [26] Knight left Darlington on 8 December when manager Steve Staunton released him from his contract by mutual consent, having played nine games for the club. [24]
Knight moved to Conference Premier side Histon in February 2010 on a one-and-a-half-year contract following a two-week trial. [27] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Rushden & Diamonds on 3 March 2010 and he finished the 2009–10 season with 12 appearances for Histon. [26] Despite being told he had a future with Histon, [28] Knight joined York City on a two-week trial in July with a view to signing on a season-long loan. [29] Illness resulted in him missing York's pre-season friendly with Hull City although he later played one half of York's 2–0 defeat to Barnsley, [30] [31] with manager Martin Foyle saying he "did well". [32] After playing in the 1–0 friendly victory over Morecambe Foyle said he was interested in signing Knight. [33] [34] He eventually signed for the club on 30 July. [35] His debut came in a 2–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers on 22 January 2011 as Michael Ingham was serving a one-match suspension. [36] [37] This proved to be his only appearance for the club. [36] With another year remaining on his Histon contract, he was unsure of his future at the club after returning, [38] while player-manager David Livermore said he intended to transfer Knight from the club. [39] He was handed a free transfer by the club and allowed to talk to other clubs. [40]
Following the cancellation of his contract at Histon by mutual consent, Knight signed for Conference North rivals Blyth Spartans, where he had made 18 appearances during an earlier three-month loan spell. [41] He left the club at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, [42] signing for Spennymoor Town in August 2012 [43] before leaving in 2014.
Knight was capped for England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level. [44] He was part of the under-17 team that participated in the 2004 Algarve Tournament. [45] He was called into the under-19 squad in May 2006 as a replacement for Ben Alnwick. [46]
Knight plays as a goalkeeper. [47] He said in 2010 that "shot-stopping is a strength of mine". [47]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 2004–05 [48] | FA Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005–06 [8] | FA Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2006–07 [14] | FA Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Darlington (loan) | 2005–06 [8] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2006–07 [14] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swansea City | 2007–08 [16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mansfield Town | 2008–09 [20] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Middlesbrough | 2008–09 [49] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Darlington | 2009–10 [26] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Histon | 2009–10 [26] | Conference Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2010–11 [36] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
York City (loan) | 2010–11 [36] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |