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 | Boston United | ||
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– | Boston United | 47 | (18) |
*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 Boston United.
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.[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]
The Mansfield Town club website described Knowles as a forward with "great work ethic, possesses bags of pace and has an eye for goal".[14]
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[15] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 8 | 2 |
2020–21[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23[18] | 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[19] | National League | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 4 | 27 | 10 | |
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2021–22[19] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Kettering Town (loan) | 2022–23[19] | 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 |
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