Darryl Knights

Darryl James Knights (born 1 May 1988) is an English footballer who plays for National League North side AFC Telford United, where he plays as a striker.

Darryl Knights

Personal information
Full name	Darryl James Knights
Date of birth	1 May 1988
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team	AFC Telford United
Youth career
	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Ipswich Town	1	(0)
2007	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	4	(0)
2007–2008	Yeovil Town	3	(0)
2007	→ Cambridge United (loan)	4	(0)
2008	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	17	(4)
2008–2010	Kidderminster Harriers	76	(5)
2010–2012	Newport County	64	(8)
2012–2016	Solihull Moors	166	(30)
2016–2017	Kidderminster Harriers	13	(1)
2017–2018	Tamworth	30	(10)
2018–	AFC Telford United
National team
2003–2004	England U16	4	(0)
2004–2005	England U17	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Playing career

Ipswich Town

Born in Ipswich, Knights was a product of the youth system at Ipswich Town[1] and played for England at youth and Under-17 level.[2] He made his debut for the club as a 16-year-old in November 2004 but did not play for the first team again.[2]

Yeovil Town (loan)

After impressing Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade in training, Knights joined the League One side on loan in February 2007 for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.[2] He made five substitute appearances for Yeovil, including one in the League One play-off final against Blackpool in May 2007.

Yeovil Town

Knights then joined the club on a one-year contract in July 2007 after being given a free transfer by Ipswich at the end of the season.[3]

Cambridge United (loan)

Knights was unable to establish himself in the first team at Yeovil and joined Cambridge United on loan in October 2007.[4] He returned to Yeovil in December 2007[5]

Kidderminster Harriers (loan)

Darryl then joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan the following month for the rest of the 2007–08 season.[1]

Kidderminster Harriers

After a successful loan spell at Kidderminster in which he scored four goals, he joined the club on a permanent basis in the summer of 2008.[6]

Newport County

In July 2010, Knights signed for Newport County.[7] He subsequently scored the equaliser in the Welsh derby match between Newport and Wrexham in September 2010.

On 12 May 2012, Knights played for Newport County in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City, coming on as a second-half substitute. Knights was released by Newport the following week at the end of his contract.[8]

Solihull Moors

Knights joined Conference North side Solihull Moors on 1 August 2012 following his release from Newport County.

Kidderminster Harriers

On 6 December 2016, Knights rejoined Kidderminster Harriers after leaving Solihull Moors.[9]

Darryl remained at the club until the end of the season, making 15 appearances and scoring one goal, before being released.

Tamworth

Darryl Knights became the first signing of the 2017–18 season for National League North side Tamworth when he joined on 17 May 2017.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 March 2018.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ipswich Town	2004–05	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2005–06		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2006–07	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Yeovil Town	2007–08	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Cambridge United (loan)	2007–08	Conference National	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2007–08	Conference National	18	4	0	0	—		1	0	19	4
	Total		18	4	0	0	—		1	0	19	4
Kidderminster Harriers	2008–09	Conference National	36	1	2	0	—		1	0	39	1
	2009–10		40	4	0	0	—		0	0	40	4
	Total		76	5	2	0	—		1	0	79	5
Newport County	2010–11	Conference National	41	7	1	0	—		3	0	45	7
	2011–12		23	1	2	0	—		7	2	32	3
	Total		64	8	3	0	—		10	2	77	10
Solihull Moors	2012–13	Conference North	37	4	0	0	—		2	0	39	4
	2013–14		33	3	0	0	—		0	0	33	3
	2014–15		39	12	0	0	—		1	0	40	12
	2015–16	National League North	37	11	0	0	—		1	0	38	11
	2016–17	National League	20	0	3	0	—		0	0	23	0
	Total		166	30	3	0	—		4	0	173	30
Kidderminster Harriers	2016–17	National League North	15	1	0	0	—		3	0	18	1
	Total		15	1	0	0	—		3	0	18	1
Tamworth	2017–18	National League North	30	10	0	0	—		0	0	30	10
	Total		30	10	0	0	—		0	0	30	10
Career total			381	58	10	0	0	0	21	2	412	60

Honours

Ipswich Town

• FA Youth Cup: 2004–05[11]

Solihull Moors

• Birmingham Senior Cup: 2015–16

References

1. "Harriers clinch double loan move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
2. "Yeovil set to sign Ipswich teen". BBC Sport. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
3. "Yeovil manager makes Knights move". BBC Sport. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
4. "Walker in, Knights out at Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
5. "On-loan Knights leaves Cambridge". BBC Sport. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
6. "Three new players in at Harriers". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
7. "County sign striker Knights". South Wales Argus. 16 July 2010.
8. Knights released by Newport
9. "Darryl Knights makes Harriers return". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
10. "Knights Checks In". TheLambs.co.uk. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
11. "Town Win Youth Cup!". TWTD. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

External links

• Darryl Knights at Soccerbase
• Darryl Knights at Soccerway
• Darryl Knights at FootballDatabase.eu