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Bert Knott
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Appearances: 13 Goals: 10
Date / Year of birth: 5th December 1914
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1934/35
Season of last appearance: 1946/47
Also played for: Goole Town, Arsenal (0), Brentford (0), Brierley Hill Alliance, Walsall (11,2), Stourbridge, Lincoln City (0), Sheffield United (0), Bradford Park Avenue (4,1), Clapton Orient (0), Hull City (7,1) and Hinckley Athletic
Hard working opportunist goalscorer born in Goole who started his career with his hometown club before being signed by Arsenal in 1932.
In the summer of 1934 Bert joined Margate as part of the club's 'nursery' arrangement with Arsenal and bagged four goals on his debut - a 10-2 win over Dartford at Hartsdown Park on 25.8.34. He went on to score 14 goals during 1934/35 and another 15 during 1935/36 before returning to Highbury.
Having never made the Gunners senior side Bert moved on to Brentford for the 1936/37 campaign but dropped out of league football to join Brierley Hill Alliance before the end of the season having never played for the Bees' first team.
Bert returned to league football in August 1937 when Walsall signed him. He went on to score twice in 11 senior appearances for them during 1937/38 but left the club at the end of the season.
His next move took him to Stourbridge and after a further spell with Brierley Hill Alliance Bert joined Lincoln City for the 1941/42 season in the midst of World War II.
He made his debut for the Imps in a War League game at Chesterfield on 30.8.41 and went on to score 28 times in just 31 appearances over the course of the next two years. He left the club in November 1943.
Bert later had a brief stay at Sheffield United before having spells with Bradford Park Avenue and Clapton Orient during the 1945/46 campaign. He made four FA Cup appearances and scored once for Bradford and featured just once for Orient without scoring.
In October 1946 Bert signed for Hull and scored once from seven first team appearances for them during the early part of 1946/47.
In January 1947 he rejoined Margate and made a sensational return by scoring a hat-trick in his first game - a 6-2 win at Deal on 18.1.47. Bert also scored three in a 6-1 win over Folkestone at Hartsdown Park on 4.4.47 and in total he managed ten goals from just 13 appearances before the end of the 1946/47 campaign as Margate won the Kent League title. However Bert was released by the club at the end of the season.
He later played for Hinckley Athletic.
Bert died in the Spilsby area of Lincolnshire during June 1986 aged 71.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
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FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
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1946/47 (MFC) |
13 (38) |
N/A |
10 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (1ST OF 16) |
PR |
2R |
N/A |
SF |
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Margate
won Kent League
title. | |||||||||