missing his kick an d allowing the ball to trickle into Cyril Knowles: Footballer and manager (1944 - 1991), Sports official, Athlete, Football player, Association football player, Association football manager, From: United Kingdom. died on Cyril Knowles was left-back, enjoying a great partnership with the right-back, Joe Kinnear, and played four times for England. close. He also showed exceptional ability as a footballer and was offered a trial by Manchester United at the age of seventeen. In the summer of 1981, he was appointed assistant manager of Middlesbrough, where he started his career, but resigned two years later to become manager of Fourth Division strugglers Darlington. As of 2018 Cyril Knowles is 56 years (age at death) years old. Creed: Rise To Glory Demo, His first competitive match for Spurs was in a 20 win over Sheffield United at White Hart Lane on the opening day of 196465 First Division campaign. In his final year, whilst appearing for the school team, he came to the attention of a scout from Wolverhampton Wanderers, who was impressed by Peters performance. imported from Wikimedia project. UK Footballers who died after having a brain tumour #soccer . He was the inspiration for the popular record "Nice One Cyril", performed by Cockerel Chorus, which peaked at number 14 in the UK singles charts in March 1973, and is widely regarded as the greatest left-back in the history of Tottenham Hotspur by both supporters and critics. oldday.after(oldday.clone()); Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php%3Fpid=573, http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-soccer_player-noun-1, http://azb.dbpedia.org/resource/_, http://arz.dbpedia.org/resource/_, http://mg.dbpedia.org/resource/Cyril_Knowles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. game. For differing reasons, the Knowles brothers were lost to the world of football, one due to a religious calling the other through illness. The tension before Three days later Peter played in a 3-3 draw at Molineux against Nottingham Forest. condolences to his wife and family. lorry in front and it went through the windscreen, Once submitted your FREE tribute will be moderated before it appears online, you will then be notified via email. That evening the talent spotter from Wolves arrived at the family home and offered the schoolboy a contract which would allow him the opportunity to initially develop his talents with the clubs renowned local nursery team, Wath Wanderers. He bought himself an MG Sports car and had it sprayed in gold, the colour of his club. Knowles made his final appearance as a professional footballer in a 22 draw with Everton in December 1975. By December 1967, he had made the first of his four appearances for the England team. He scored 17 goals in 507 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur, winning the FA Cup in 1967, the League Cup in 1971 and 1973 and a UEFA Cup winners medal in 1972. })() John Arlott, the sports commentator, dubbed Cullis The Passionate Puritan. made Cyril Knowles famous should be an advertisement for As a result, he was relieved of his duties. 30 sierpnia 1991w Middlesbrough) angielski pikarz i trener, grajcy podczas kariery na pozycji lewego obrocy. 1966-67 - FA Cup (5) Nicholson handed him the left back position at the start of the 1965/66 season, making his debut against Sheffield United in August and during the campaign he only missed 4 games out of 46. AGE View Full Report AGE Phone Address View Full Report AGE View Full Report AGE Phone Address View Full Report Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 60s Cyril Knowles The club granted Cyril a testimonial in 1975, in recognition of his service and Peter made an appearance as a substitute in the game. Cyril Barry Knowles (13 July 1944 - 30 August 1991) was a footballer who played left-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. So, how strange that his "Nice one, son" song has re- emerged, because of a modern Spurs player called Son. He resigned as manager of Torquay in October 1989 after a disappointing start to the 198990 season but returned to management in December, at Fourth Division basement club Hartlepool United. }); Davies reminds the reader that Peter gave up football to become a Jehovahs Witness, something you would never expect Cyril to do. They chatted for a few minutes before Peter left. TFF member. It seemed to Peter that when he put on a football shirt he became a different person. Tottenham Hotspur Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. A stalwart of the Spurs first team, he missed only one league match between 1965 and 1969 and represented England four times, making his international debut against the Soviet Union in December 1967. News . Season First Team (League) First Team (Other) Reserves Youth Team; Starts Subs Goals With Spurs needing victory to avoid relegation against the reigning First Division champions and 1975 European Cup finalists, Knowles scored twice in a 42 victory to keep them in the First Division.[3]. As he had signed a six-year contract the club refused. Tottenham were narrowly defeated by Liverpool in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup but once again visited Wembley defeating Norwich City 1-0 in the League Cup final. Knowles, Pat Jennings and Maurice Norman formed a very prodigious, steely, defensive core, which much benefitted the club. However, Middlesbrough recognised his talents as a potential left back and Knowles was accepted into their amateur squad. chances were few and far between and were restricted to Knowles was a regular missing up a career as a footballer with Wolverhampton 'Wanderers Cyril suffered a personal tragedy a couple of years later when his young son was killed in a freak accident. the once and that was in Cyril's testimonial against His son Andrew became a vicar. a team. Only the consistent performances of Leeds United star Terry Cooper restricted Knowles to a fringe role in the national team. Cyril's song won an Ivor Novello Award for Spiro. a smile on his face, and it invariably spread to the fans Knowles guided Darlington to 13th place in the Third Division for 198586, and remains the only manager to have preserved their third-tier status in the modern era. They offered him a contract as did Featherstone Rovers. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles. Look at the state of Plainmoor in the clip above to remind yourself. stone was thrown up from the road and crashed through the This memorial website was created in memory of Cyril Knowles, 60, born on April 2, 1909 and passed away on July 0, 1969. He transformed a poor side that had almost been relegated from the League the previous season, taking them to the brink of play-offs in his first season and the final of the Associate Members' Cup the following year. It was he played a meagre four games for England, which never cost Spurs the match in the Semi Final of the League Cup the once and that was in Cyril's testimonial against That enjoyment was no doubt derived condolences to his wife and family. the net to make the score 2-2, enough to take Chelsea but he showed some superb skills that would have made him The story of the Knowles brothers is one of the most remarkable of modern times with outcomes that nobody could have predicted when they made their footballing debuts. He revived Hartlepool and they finished 12 points clear of relegation. still enjoyed success, although his recent illness robbed Knowles would spend 11 years at White Hart Lane, where he was famed for his crossing ability, creating countless opportunities from open play as well as set pieces. (See 'Extra Information'). Sep 3, 2013 at 7:29am via mobile. try{ var i=jQuery(window).width(),t=9999,r=0,n=0,l=0,f=0,s=0,h=0; Biography. the injuries and antics of Paul Gascoigne all seem rather Regular knee problems forced his premature retirement at the age of 31 but his contributions and loyalty to Tottenham Hotspur were rewarded with a testimonial match against arch-rivals Arsenal in the same season. He had a sister, Evelyn M. and brother, Kenneth Lewis Tye. He decided to sign for the club immediately. Managed by: Stephen Burton Knowles: Last Updated: March 12, 2015 Peter came to the conclusion that there was only one logical outcome. combined with the quiet Mike England and the laid-back almost unbearable. Cyril passed away in month 2000, at age 70 at death place . Cyril Barry Knowles (13 July 1944 30 August 1991) was a footballer who played full-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. This is Aalto. Premio Nobel per la chimica 1944. . He was the inspiration for the popular record "Nice One Cyril", performed by Cockerel Chorus, which peaked at number 14 in the UK singles charts in March 1973, and is widely regarded as the greatest left-back in the history of Tottenham Hotspur by both supporters and critics.[4]. P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1 F 6: A 4 63 % successful 1967-71. disciplined: none captain: none minutes played: 360: Profile: . although he expected Spurs to beat Torquay and face will live long in my memory. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: February 19, 2018 Date of death: 30.08.1991 (47) Position . olddays.each(function(){ We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. that his son had died following a freak accident, where a 4 full caps; 0 goals Hes still fondly remembered after all these years by older Spurs fans, but probably unknown to younger fans. The club struggled at the higher level, and limited by a lack of finances were relegated two years later. 2023 CalendarZ. Peter can still be seen knocking on doors in Wolverhampton spreading the word of the Bible. He made his debut late in the 196263 season and after just 39 first team appearances legendary Spurs manager Bill Nicholson signed Knowles in 1964 for 45,000. and League cups. They turned him down for being too small. // Update the clone each second, removing the trailing zero about nine or ten, but I clearly recall hearing the news In the 67/68 season he appeared in every single Spurs game, all 52 of them. in 1974. Video encyclopedia. // - Wraps new days element in a span to prevent Divi from updating it Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel. When the production hits a problem a character called Cyril saves the day and his friends respond by singing Nice One Cyril, Nice one son, Nice one Cyril, lets have another one. This chant was quickly adopted by Tottenham fans. . Peter himself admitted that the conversation with the boss had made him feel like a Wolves player again and he was set to return. 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Wikifamouspeople has ranked Cyril Knowles as of the popular celebs list. He listened to Kens explanation and started to realise that what he was saying made sense to him. All at MEHSTG send our Cyril Knowles flying down the wing and the smile on his Peter himself ended up with a song in his honour, Gods Footballer, written and performed by Billy Bragg. Knowles also represented the English Under-23 team on six occasions and played for Young England against the England senior side and the Football League against the Scottish League in 1968 and 1969. He wore flashy clothes and was adored by hordes of screaming girls at Molineux. Cyril Knowles stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio inglese, di ruolo difensore. setTimeout(function(){ update_days(); }, 1000); He was the son of the rugby league footballer; Cyril Knowles, and the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles. He died in 1961. 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