Frank Knowles

Position: half-back

England

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	23	9	6	8	30	24	+6	39.13
A	24	4	6	14	26	54	-28	16.67
TOTALS	47	13	12	22	56	78	-22	27.66

Name: Frank Knowles

Birthdate: 19-03-1891

Age: 135

Birthplace: Hyde, Cheshire, England

Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)

Weight: 11st 12lbs (75.29kg)

Years at Club: 1911-1919

Signing Info: Transferred from: Stayley Bridge Celtic, 12/1911, £

Previous Clubs: Stayley Bridge Celtic, Arsenal (WW1), Hyde Park (WW1), Oldham Athletic (WW1), Sandbach Ramblers (WW1)

Debut: 30/03/1912 v Aston Villa (A) 0-6 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Hartlepool United, 07/1919, £

Passed Away: 20/01/1951

Biography

Frank Knowles served in WW1.



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1911-1912	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
2.	1912-1913	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3.	1913-1914	1	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19
4.	1914-1915	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
TOTALS		1	46	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	47

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

Bradford City

No	Opponent

1.	Bolton Wanderers	6	0
2.	Blackburn Rovers	5	0
3.	Oldham Athletic	4	0
4.	Newcastle United	3	0
5.	Manchester City	3	0
6.	Bradford City	3	1
7.	Everton	3	0
8.	Liverpool	2	0
9.	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0
10.	Chelsea	2	0
11.	Middlesbrough	2	0
12.	West Bromwich Albion	2	0
13.	Sheffield United	2	0
14.	Notts County	2	0
15.	Aston Villa	1	0
16.	Arsenal	1	0
17.	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0
18.	Swindon Town	1	0
19.	Sunderland	1	0
20.	Burnley	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Settle, Will	6
2.	Middleton, Robert	5
3.	Watt, Frank	3
4.	Mangnall, Ernest	3
5.	O'Rourke, Peter	3
6.	Cuff, William	3
7.	Ashworth, David	2
8.	Watson, Tom	2
9.	Dickinson, Arthur	2
10.	Calderhead (Snr), David	2
11.	McIntosh, Thomas	2
12.	Everiss, Fred	2
13.	Nicholson, John	2
14.	Bamlett, Herbert	2
15.	Fisher, Albert	2
16.	Ramsay, George	1
17.	Morrell, George	1
18.	Tottenham Hotspur Directors	1
19.	Allen, Sam	1
20.	Kyle, Bob	1
21.	Haworth, John	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Bentley, John	36
2.	Mangnall, Ernest	7
3.	Robson, John	4

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Bolton Wanderers	6
2.	Blackburn Rovers	5
3.	Oldham Athletic	4
4.	Newcastle United	3
5.	Manchester City	3
6.	Bradford City	3
7.	Everton	3
8.	Liverpool	2
9.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
10.	Chelsea	2
11.	Middlesbrough	2
12.	West Bromwich Albion	2
13.	Sheffield United	2
14.	Notts County	2
15.	Aston Villa	1
16.	Arsenal	1
17.	Tottenham Hotspur	1
18.	Swindon Town	1
19.	Sunderland	1
20.	Burnley	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	46
2.	FA Cup	1

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	23
2.	Burnden Park	4
3.	Ayresome Park	2
4.	Boundary Park	2
5.	Ewood Park	2
6.	Goodison Park	2
7.	Valley Parade	2
8.	Anfield	1
9.	County Ground, Swindon	1
10.	Hillsborough	1
11.	Hyde Road	1
12.	Manor Field	1
13.	Meadow Lane	1
14.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
15.	The Hawthorns	1
16.	Villa Park	1
17.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	30-03-1912	Aston Villa	0-6	A	0		Clement Stephenson 14', 54', 55', Charlie Wallace 59', 66', Harold Hampton 70'
2.	05-04-1912	Arsenal	1-2	A	0	Sandy Turnbull 87'	Alf Common 60', 80'
3.	06-04-1912	Newcastle United	0-2	H	0		John Finlay 20', **Scott Duncan 87'
4.	09-04-1912	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	A	0	George Wall 16' (pen)	Bert Bliss 35'
5.	20-04-1912	Oldham Athletic	3-1	H	0	Enoch West 9', ??', George Wall (pen)	Evan Jones ??'
6.	27-04-1912	Bolton Wanderers	1-1	A	0	Billy Meredith 87'	Joe Smith 49'
7.	29-04-1912	Blackburn Rovers	3-1	H	0	Michael Hammill ??', Billy Meredith ??', Enoch West ??'	Joe Clennell ??'
8.	23-11-1912	Liverpool	3-1	H	0	George Wall 25', George Anderson 35' (pen), 54'	Donald MacKinlay 58'
9.	30-11-1912	Bolton Wanderers	1-2	A	0	George Wall 89'	Joe Smith 25', Alf Bentley 32'
10.	13-09-1913	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	H	0		George Lillycrop 27'
11.	25-10-1913	Newcastle United	1-0	A	0	Enoch West 5'
12.	06-12-1913	Manchester City	2-0	A	0	George Anderson 32', 43'
13.	13-12-1913	Bradford City	1-1	H	1	Frank Knowles 60'	Charlie Storer 61'
14.	20-12-1913	Blackburn Rovers	1-0	A	0	Bob Crompton 35' (o.g.)
15.	25-12-1913	Everton	0-1	H	0		Bobby Parker 49'
16.	26-12-1913	Everton	0-5	A	0		Bobby Parker 34', 58', 90', *Thomas Nuttall 65',85'
17.	27-12-1913	Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	H	0	George Wall 33', Billy Meredith 50'	Jimmy Spoors 65' (pen)
18.	03-01-1914	Bolton Wanderers	1-6	A	0	Enoch West 72'	George Lillycrop 26', Joe Smith 38', 45', 49', 82', Evan Jones 67'
19.	10-01-1914	Swindon Town	0-1	A	0		Harold Fleming 89'
20.	17-01-1914	Chelsea	0-1	H	0		Charlie Freeman 70'
21.	24-01-1914	Oldham Athletic	2-2	A	0	George Wall 18' (pen), Wilfred Woodcock ??	George Woodger 16', Arthur Gee ??
22.	21-02-1914	Middlesbrough	1-3	A	0	George Anderson 50'	John Stirling 20', George Elliott 70', George Malcolm 85'
23.	11-04-1914	Manchester City	0-1	H	0		James Cumming 80'
24.	13-04-1914	West Bromwich Albion	1-2	A	0	George Travers 19'	Harry Wright 60', Alf Bentley 83'
25.	15-04-1914	Liverpool	2-1	A	0	George Travers 34', George Wall 88'	James Dawson 30'
26.	18-04-1914	Bradford City	1-1	A	0	James Thomson 17'	George Wild 46'
27.	22-04-1914	Sheffield United	2-1	H	0	George Anderson 43', 61'	Stan Fazackerley 80'
28.	25-04-1914	Blackburn Rovers	0-0	H	0
29.	02-09-1914	Oldham Athletic	1-3	H	0	Patrick O'Connell 43'	Arthur Gee 15', 28', Joe Walters 86'
30.	05-09-1914	Manchester City	0-0	H	0
31.	12-09-1914	Bolton Wanderers	0-3	A	0		George Lilycrop 43', 56', Joe Smith 46'
32.	19-09-1914	Blackburn Rovers	2-0	H	0	Enoch West 13', 44'
33.	26-09-1914	Notts County	2-4	A	0	Sandy Turnbull 35', George Wall 83'	Jack Peart 29', 51' (pen), Billy Flint 48', Sam Richards 53'
34.	03-10-1914	Sunderland	3-0	H	0	Enoch West 11', George Anderson 87', George Stacey 88' (pen)
35.	10-10-1914	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	A	0		Ted Glennon 28'
36.	17-10-1914	West Bromwich Albion	0-0	H	0
37.	24-10-1914	Everton	2-4	A	0	George Anderson 11', George Wall 14' (pen)	Harry Makepeace 51', Bobby Parker 54', 76', Billy Palmer 73'
38.	31-10-1914	Chelsea	2-2	H	0	George Anderson 43', George Hunter 70'	*Harold Halse 65', 84'
39.	07-11-1914	Bradford City	2-4	A	0	George Hunter 44', Enoch West 78'	James McDonald 15', Charlie Storer 16', Dickie Bond 30', Oscar Fox 88' (pen)
40.	14-11-1914	Burnley	0-2	H	0		Teddy Hodgson 20', 28'
41.	28-11-1914	Newcastle United	1-0	H	0	Enoch West 30'
42.	05-12-1914	Middlesbrough	1-1	A	0	George Anderson 85'	George Elliott 88'
43.	12-12-1914	Sheffield United	1-2	H	0	George Anderson 70'	Jim Simmons 15' (pen), Wally Masterman 65'
44.	16-01-1915	Bolton Wanderers	4-1	H	0	Arthur Potts 4', 78', Wilfred Woodcock 48', George Stacey 74' (pen)	Joe Smith 30'
45.	23-01-1915	Blackburn Rovers	3-3	A	0	Wilfred Woodcock 16', 57', Robinson 23' (o.g.)	Johnny Orr 11', Robert Crompton ??, Percy Smith 73'
46.	30-01-1915	Notts County	2-2	H	0	Arthur Potts 25', George Stacey 48' (pen)	George Dale 10', Walter Bird 85'
47.	06-04-1915	Oldham Athletic	0-1	A	0		Gilbert Kemp 5'

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