George Knight (12 May 1921 – 24 August 2011) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as an inside forward. Despite being on the books at

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

for nine years, he played just nine league games as his career was interrupted by the Second World War. George played for Burnley's first team at the age of 17 but wartime and a knee injury cut his career short. He died on 24 August 2011 at the age of 90, by which time he was Burnley's oldest surviving former player.

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George Knight 1921–2011
Obituary at burnleyfootballclub.com

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1921 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Bolton English footballers Association football forwards Burnley F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub