Paul McKnight
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Paul McKnight is a Northern Irish
professional footballer
currently playing for Ards
.
McKnight signed for Rangers in August 1993. He made his debut for the club in a league match against Partick Thistle
on 13 May 1995.
McKnight signed for St Mirren in late March 2000, and made his debut against Airdrie
. The next week he came off the bench to score a late winner against Falkirk
. A fortnight later he did the same against Ayr United, his last minute stunner creating a pitch invasion
at Somerset Park
. He missed all but four Scottish Premier League
games through injury, and the following season was injured for large chunks and was released in the summer of 2002.
He returned to Northern Ireland
where he signed for Linfield
. He played a fair bit of the season there, but still had injuries. In summer 2003, Saints boss John Coughlin
brought him back to Paisley
. He was again hindered with injuries and made three appearances before being released in late November 2003.
In August 2009 he signed for Championship 1 side Ards, playing a handful of games before slipping into junior football. He returned to Ards in August 2010 as the club's assistant manager, before signing again as a player in September 2010.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
currently playing for Ards
Ards F.C.
Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades...
.
McKnight signed for Rangers in August 1993. He made his debut for the club in a league match against Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
on 13 May 1995.
McKnight signed for St Mirren in late March 2000, and made his debut against Airdrie
Airdrieonians F.C.
Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....
. The next week he came off the bench to score a late winner against Falkirk
Falkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
. A fortnight later he did the same against Ayr United, his last minute stunner creating a pitch invasion
Pitch invasion
A pitch invasion or field invasion, known as rushing the field in the United States, occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field, to celebrate or protest about an incident...
at Somerset Park
Somerset Park
Somerset Park is a football stadium located in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.It has been the home of Ayr United since they were founded in 1910. Prior to that, it was the home ground of Ayr F.C.. It currently has a capacity of 10,185 of which 1,597 is seated, making it one of the largest capacity...
. He missed all but four Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
games through injury, and the following season was injured for large chunks and was released in the summer of 2002.
He returned to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
where he signed for Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....
. He played a fair bit of the season there, but still had injuries. In summer 2003, Saints boss John Coughlin
John Coughlin (footballer)
John Coughlin is a football manager and former football player, currently the head coach of East Stirlingshire. He was most recently manager of Stenhousemuir until resigning in December 2010. He was formerly a player with Meadowbank Thistle and Berwick Rangers until injury forced him out of the game...
brought him back to Paisley
Paisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
. He was again hindered with injuries and made three appearances before being released in late November 2003.
In August 2009 he signed for Championship 1 side Ards, playing a handful of games before slipping into junior football. He returned to Ards in August 2010 as the club's assistant manager, before signing again as a player in September 2010.
External links
- Paul McKnight profile