James Barry Knowles (born 25 April 1959) is an English former

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who played as a full-back. He most notably played for

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

between 1984 and 1988, and was part of the team that won the

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in 1985. Knowles started his career at Southport, making 15 league appearances for the club. He then moved on to Runcorn, winning the

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with the club. He signed for Wigan from

Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...

in October 1984. He was part of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1985. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach at

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. On 17 February 2015 he was appointed as head of youth development of

Bharat FC Bharat FC (also known as Kalyani Bharat FC) was an Indian professional football team based in Pune, Maharashtra that competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system. The team was founded on 26 August 2014 by Kalyani Gr ...

in the

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. In July 2016, he joined

DSK Shivajians DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league ...

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* 1959 births Living people Footballers from Wigan English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Southport F.C. players Runcorn F.C. Halton players Barrow A.F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub