- Alan Knill
Football player infobox
playername = Alan Knill
fullname = Alan Richard Knill
nickname = Knilly
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|10|8|df=y
cityofbirth =Slough
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6|in=4
currentclub = Bury
clubnumber =
position = Central defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1982–1984
1984–1987
1987–1989
1989–1993
1993
1993–1997
1997–2001
clubs = Southampton
Halifax Town
Swansea City
Bury
→ Cardiff City (loan)
Scunthorpe United
Rotherham United
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
118 (6)
089 (3)
144 (8)
004 (0)
130 (8)
077 (6)
nationalyears = 1988
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
manageryears = 2005–2007
2008–
managerclubs = Rotherham United
BuryAlan Richard Knill (born
8 October 1964 inSlough ) is an English former footballer. He is presently manager of League Two side Bury. Between February 2006 and March 2007 he was manager of Rotherham United.As a player, Knill was a central defender for Southampton (1982-84), Halifax Town (1984-87), Swansea City (1987-89), Bury (1989-93), Cardiff City (1993, on loan), Scunthorpe United (1993-97) and Rotherham United (1997-99).
He also played once for Wales, in a World Cup qualifier against Holland in
Amsterdam in September 1988, where he impressively markedMarco van Basten out of the match.fact|date=February 2008Knill was appointed manager of Rotherham United in February 2006, when predecessor
Mick Harford was sacked. On1 March 2007 , Knill was sacked as manager of Rotherham, leaving the club bottom of League One and without a win in his final 14 games. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/6407379.stm Knill sacked as Rotherham manager] ]On
17 March 2007 , he was appointed to Chesterfield's backroom staff to help newly appointed caretaker manager Lee Richardson save the Spireites from relegation from League One. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/6471169.stm Knill joins Chesterfield backroom] ]On
4 February 2008 he was appointed manager of League Two side Bury. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/7226316.stm Bury appoint Knill as new manager] ]Managerial stats
"Lasy updated"
8 May 2008 References
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NAME = Alan Knill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = football player and manager
DATE OF BIRTH =8 October 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH =Slough ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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