Simon Knox

Simon Knox (born 14 October 1972) is an English (of Scottish heritage) former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and also coached. He played at representative level for Scotland, and at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[6] Carlisle, Bradford Northern (Heritage №), Salford Reds, Workington Town, Halifax (Heritage № 1125), Widnes Vikings (Heritage №), Leigh Centurions (Heritage № 1194) (two spells), Swinton Lions and the Barrow Raiders, as a prop or second-row,[2][3][4] and coached at club level for the Blackpool Panthers and the Leigh Centurions (Under-21s).

Simon Knox
Personal information
Full nameSimon James Knox[1]
Born (1972-10-14) 14 October 1972
Whitehaven, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–95 Carlisle
1995–98 Bradford Northern
1998 Salford Reds 2 0 0 0 0
Workington Town
1999 Halifax 6 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Widnes Vikings 45 9 0 1
2002–02 Leigh Centurions
Swinton Lions
2004–04 Leigh Centurions
2005 Barrow
Total 53 9 0 1 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–03 Scotland 4
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
200?–07 Blackpool
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Background

Simon Knox was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

Playing areer

Simon Knox was transferred from amateur club Hensingham ARLFC to Carlisle in 1991. He spent four seasons at the club before joining Bradford Northern in 1995.[7]

Knox played for the Bradford Bulls at loose forward in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final defeat by St. Helens.[8]

Knox won 3 caps (plus 1 as substitute) for Scotland in 1998–2003 while at Bradford Bulls and Swinton Lions.[9]

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (misnamed as Simon Know)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. "Knox anguish over quitting rugby". Whitehaven News. CN Group. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  9. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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