_(cropped)_(3).jpg) Knill with Wales at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Richard Knill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United (Assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Halifax Town | 118 | (6) |
| 1987–1989 | Swansea City | 89 | (3) |
| 1989–1993 | Bury | 144 | (8) |
| 1993 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Scunthorpe United | 130 | (8) |
| 1997–2001 | Rotherham United | 79 | (6) |
| Total | 564 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Rotherham United (caretaker) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Rotherham United | ||
| 2008–2011 | Bury | ||
| 2011–2012 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Torquay United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Richard Knill (born 8 October 1964) is a professional football manager and former player, who is a coach for the Wales national team and Sheffield United. He played as a centre-back for several clubs, spending the most time at Halifax Town, Bury and Scunthorpe United. Born in England, he made one appearance for Wales in 1988.
He has also managed his former clubs Rotherham United, Bury, Scunthorpe United and had a short-lived spell at Torquay United.
- ^ a b "Alan Knill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 March 2017.