Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jimmy Knowles [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
Youth career | |||
Nottingham Forest | |||
Mansfield Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2023 | Mansfield Town | 6 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Notts County (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2021–2022 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2023–2024 | Boston United | 47 | (18) |
2024– | Accrington Stanley | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 30 March 2024 (UTC) |
Jimmy Knowles (born 25 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Accrington Stanley.
Knowles was called up to the Mansfield Town senior team by manager David Flitcroft after he scored four goals in a reserve game against Port Vale in March 2019. [3] He signed a two-year professional contract with the "Stags" three months later. [4] Manager John Dempster gave Knowles his debut in the English Football League in a 0–0 draw with Stevenage at Field Mill on 24 August, putting him on as an 89th-minute substitute for Alex MacDonald. [5] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Crewe Alexandra on 8 October 2019. [6]
He was loaned to Notts County in September 2020. [7] On 5 April 2021 Knowles scored his first senior hat-trick during a 4–2 win in a Vanarama National League fixture at Woking, scoring in the 60th, 66th & 79th minutes. [8]
Knowles was loaned to Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton in August 2021. There he suffered a ruptured ACL and missed the remainder of the season. [9]
In February 2023, Knowles joined National League North club Kettering Town on an initial one-month loan deal. [10] This was later extended until the end of the season. [11]
He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2022–23 season and joined National League North side Boston United F.C. [12]
Knowles made an encouraging start to his career at Boston United by scoring a brace to claim the three points during his home debut against South Shields [13]
On 12 June 2024, Knowles signed for Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract. [14]
The Mansfield Town club website described Knowles as a forward with "great work ethic, possesses bags of pace and has an eye for goal". [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mansfield Town | 2019–20 [16] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 8 | 2 |
2020–21 [17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 [18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23 [19] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
Notts County (loan) | 2020–21 [20] | National League | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 4 | 27 | 10 | |
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2021–22 [20] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Kettering Town (loan) | 2022–23 [20] | National League North | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
Boston United | 2023–24 | National League North | 38 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 42 | 19 | |
Career total | 88 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 103 | 34 |
Boston United