Matthew Knox

Matthew Knox
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Musselburgh Athletic
Youth career
2011–2015 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Livingston 17 (0)
2018 → East Fife (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Brechin City 17 (1)
2020–2021 Warrenpoint Town 7 (1)
2021–2022 Tranent Juniors F.C.
2022– Musselburgh Athletic
International career
2015 Scotland U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Matthew Knox (born 22 December 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. He has previously played for Livingston, East Fife, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City and Tranent Juniors.

Career

Knox grew up in Prestonpans, East Lothian. He became the youngest player in Livingston's history when he made his first-team debut against St Mirren on Boxing Day, just four days after his 16th birthday.[1] Knox made his first starting appearance for Livingston on 26 April 2016, during which he set up the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rangers.[2]

Knox was loaned to East Fife in January 2018,[3] and Berwick Rangers in January 2019.[4]

During his time at Livingston, Knox went on trial at Rangers in 2016[5] and also had trials in England with Manchester United, Liverpool and Sunderland.[6]

On 11 July 2019, Knox signed for Scottish League Two club Brechin City.[7]

He played for Tranent Juniors during the 2021–22 season.[8]

Knox signed for Musselburgh Athletic in 2022.[9]

Personal life

Knox has a younger brother called Daniel and an older brother called Jay.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Livingston 2015–16[10] Scottish Championship 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2016–17[11] Scottish League One 8 0 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 12 0
2017–18[12] Scottish Championship 2 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 6 0
2018–19[13] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[b] 1 3 1
Total 17 0 2 0 6 0 4 1 29 1
East Fife (loan) 2017–18[12] Scottish League One 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2018–19[13] Scottish League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Brechin City 2019–20[14] Scottish League Two 15 1 2 0 4 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Career total 47 1 4 0 10 0 5 1 66 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances for Livingston under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

References

  1. ^ "Rangers confident of signing Livingston teenager Matthew Knox". Stephen Halliday. The Scotsman. 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Matthew Knox: Livingston boss hopes to ward off interest in teenager". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Completed Transfers - Deadline Day January 2018". Scottish FA. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Knoxy heads out on loan". Livingston F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Rangers take Matthew Knox on trial: Here's all you need to know about the Livingston wonderkid". Daily Record. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ Bryce, Liam (20 February 2018). "Manchester United, Liverpool and, er, East Fife? Matthew Knox lays bare incredible transfer story". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ Mew, Steven (11 July 2019). "Matthew Knox Signs". Brechin City F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Derek Hall's report on Musselburgh Athletic v Dunbar United". Black Diamond FM. 20 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Matthew Knox moves to Tranent Juniors as former Manchester United target looks to spark 'passion'". Not The Old Firm. 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Matthew Knox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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