Keith Knox (born 6 August 1964 in

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

) is a Scottish former

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player and was the

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until his resignation in September 2017.

Playing career

Knox started his career with his hometown team, before moving to Clyde in 1987. Knox was a part-time player, combining his football career with his duties as a

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. This led to him being given the nickname "The Postie". Knox regularly did his shift as a postman in

, before travelling to

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for Clyde training. This dedication for 10 years made him a firm favourite amongst the Clyde fans. He was the club captain for the latter years, and was awarded a

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against

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in 1997. Knox also played in the first ever game at

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in 1994. After 10 years good service, Knox left Clyde and returned to his first club and hometown team, Stranraer. He stayed there for 4 years, before moving to

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. He had spells at Gretna and

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

, before dropping out of the

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, to take up a player-manager role at Wigtown & Bladnoch.

Management and coaching

Knox rejoined

in July 2007, in the position of Reserve Team manager. After Derek Ferguson left the club, Knox was appointed as caretaker manager in January 2009. He was given the job on a permanent basis in February 2009. Stranraer sacked Knox in October 2012, citing poor results early in the 2012–13 season. On 14 November 2012 Knox was appointed manager of South of Scotland League side Threave Rovers. In October 2016 Knox returned to Football as manager of South of Scotland side

He resigned from Creetown F.C. in September 2017.

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* * (until leaving Gretna) {{DEFAULTSORT:Knox, Keith Living people 1964 births Scottish men's footballers Stranraer F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Gretna F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Wigtown & Bladnoch F.C. players Scottish Football League players Stranraer F.C. managers Sportspeople from Stranraer Men's association football defenders British postmen Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Football League managers Scottish football managers

Playing career

Management and coaching

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